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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. Where does Kevin say they should go to find some food?
(a) A dairy farm.
(b) A trout farm.
(c) A sheep farm.
(d) A turkey farm.

2. When are the teens supposed to contact Finley again?
(a) The same time the next night.
(b) The next time they are able to attack.
(c) In an hour.
(d) At sunrise the next morning.

3. What is the building Ellie says she believes the kids are living in when she sees them a few days after catching the trout?
(a) A library.
(b) A preschool.
(c) A diner.
(d) A milk bar.

4. What does Ellie say is different about the house they decide to raid in an effort to find food?
(a) It's two stories.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Its windows are intact.
(d) It's blue.

5. How does Ellie say the silence of the neighborhood is different now?
(a) There isn't a difference.
(b) There's a constant background of guns.
(c) It's an empty silence.
(d) She is different because she's killed people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie say is Homer's best hope of finding his parents?

2. What does Lee say he told Reni about the group?

3. What time is it when the group gets back to Ellie's Grandma's after butchering the lamb?

4. What does Ellie say about the third time she rams the wall of the barn with the tractor?

5. Why does Ellie believe the soldiers will try to get the jeep out of the water themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two times Ellie sees the kids.

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 how the group spends the night after the airport explosions.

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

5. What does Ellie want to do when they finish butchering the lamb, what does Fi say about it, and what is Ellie's comment about change on this topic?

6. How does Ellie go about leaving food out for the little kids, and what's the result?

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

8. What is the system the group has developed for cooking lamb?

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

10. What are some of the things Ellie and the others do to conceal the work they've done at her Grandma's house from the soldiers patrolling on motorbikes.

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