3. Who picks up their items as Ellie and her group returns to the street where the kids dropped them?
(a) Homer.
(b) Fi.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Ellie.

4. What is the whistle the members of Ellie's group uses for a signal?
(a) Five notes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
(b) Four notes, high then low.
(c) The opening of Braham's Lullaby.
(d) The sound of a whipporwill.

5. How much longer does Ellie say they need to wait before they can head back for Hell?
(a) Probably never.
(b) Another week.
(c) Another six weeks.
(d) Anothe rmonth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lee say he'd first thought Ellie was when he saw her in the burning barn?

2. What happens the first time Ellie tries to follow Lee?

3. How many days does Ellie say they spend in Stratton?

4. What happens when the first trout hits Ellie's line at the trout farm?

5. Why does Ellie run into the burning barn?

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. What are the stories about hypnotism Ellie tells while they are floating down the river for the second day, and what makes her think about those stories?

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

4. What do Ellie and the others discover when they get to the Winchester Heights neighborhood? What does she say is the "good news" and what is the "bad news?"

5. What are Ellie's thoughts about hating the soldiers in general and especially those on the river bank?

6. Describe the conversation between Homer and the people in New Zealand and the effect on the group.

7. Describe the dream Ellie has about Lee and what she thinks it might mean.

8. Why does Ellie want to make radio contact with Colonel Finley and what is her reaction after the call?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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