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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. What are the tasks Ellie sets out to accomplish that she says takes the most time and energy?
(a) Sweeping, dusting, and tidying.
(b) Cooking and washing clothes.
(c) Gardening and painting.
(d) Watching out for attackers and hiding.

2. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?
(a) An hour.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) Three hours.
(d) It doesn't start.

3. What is the item the kids take from Homer?
(a) A Swiss army knife.
(b) His class ring.
(c) A bottle opener.
(d) A photo of his parents.

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

5. What does Ellie assume they'll do when they arrive in Stratton?
(a) Look for food.
(b) Wait for night and go on down the river.
(c) Look for transportation back to Hell.
(d) Look for Homer's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Fi says to Ellie when Ellie relieves her at watch after cooking the lamb?

2. What does Ellie say a hero in a book would do to solve the problem of their hunger?

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?

4. Why does Ellie say New Zealanders hate possums?

5. Who objects when they decide to build a fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two times Ellie sees the kids.

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. Describe how Ellie and the others come to have a hot meal their first night at her Grandma's house?

5. How does Lee say he met Reni?

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

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

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

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

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

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