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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 many men are approaching the barn with guns?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. Why does Ellie say the river would be safer as it became darker?
(a) The soldiers won't be able to see them.
(b) The soldiers will be too tired to pay close attention.
(c) The soldiers will give up and go back to base.
(d) The soldiers will be using spotlights, making it easy to see where they are.

3. What does Ellie say a hero in a book would do to solve the problem of their hunger?
(a) Find a pack filled with food.
(b) Catch a rabbit, fish, or dig up edible roots.
(c) Drink a lot of water to fill his tummy.
(d) Eat dirt.

4. What does Elliie say they call her Grandma's marmalade?
(a) Ma's marlade.
(b) Delicious.
(c) Jelly.
(d) Concrete.

5. What happens when the first trout hits Ellie's line at the trout farm?
(a) She falls.
(b) She screams.
(c) She hands the rod to Homer.
(d) She drops the rod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee do when he meets the girl outside the barn?

2. What does Ellie remember about Homer's brother who was born when Homer was eight?

3. What does someone throw at Ellie as she was entering the house?

4. Why does Ellie say they return to the river the next morning to travel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What does Ellie say has changed about how she and Fi act as compared to how they were before the war?

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

7. Describe what happens to Ellie in the hours after she and Lee arrive home.

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

9. What is Ellie reaction when she realizes she's hurt Fi's feeling by saying Fi and Homer could never have a relationship.

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

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