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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ellie alert Homer when she finds their possessions on the ground?
(a) Waves.
(b) Radios.
(c) Whistles.
(d) Calls out.

2. How many days does Ellie say they spend in Stratton?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Forty-one.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

3. Why does Ellie say they return to the river the next morning to travel?
(a) They are concealed there from the helicopters.
(b) It's too hot to walk.
(c) It's an effective means of travel.
(d) They are too tired to walk.

4. Why does Ellie say they left the radio at Grandma's house in the opening pages of chapter sixteen?
(a) The radio is too heavy for them to carry.
(b) They want Kevin to use it while they are away.
(c) They can't risk the kids getting it.
(d) They are afraid it will rain and the radio will get wet.

5. What does Ellie do to distract the men who seem about to kill Lee?
(a) Honks a horn.
(b) Sets hay on fire.
(c) Yells.
(d) Causes sheep to run.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Homer say when the girl asks where they have hidden their food?

2. Why is Ellie surprised when two of the soldiers go back and pick up their guns?

3. What is the vegetable Fi and Kevin find in the garden that Ellie and the others begin eating raw?

4. What does Ellie say has suffered the worst damage during the war?

5. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scares Ellie when she's trying to find the sound of the crying and what does she say about it?

2. Briefly describe the situation in which the jeep rolls into the river and the reason Ellie releases it for a second time.

3. Briefly describe what happens when Ellie, Fi, and Homer are mugged.

4. Describe what happens in the moments after Ellie and the others get out of the river.

5. Why does Ellie say she's worried about Lee is doing when he isn't at the house, and what is Lee's reaction when she asks what he's doing?

6. What does Fi mean when she talks about "our blear?"

7. What does Ellie remember about Robyn's attitude regarding talking about yourself?

8. What does Ellie do around her Grandma's house with her Grandma's possessions?

9. Describe what Ellie and the others see when the air raid begins on Stratton.

10. Describe how the group spends the night after the airport explosions.

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