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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 happens with the food Ellie leaves out for the kids?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They eat it and take the bowl.
(c) They eat it and leave the bowl.
(d) They dump it but don't eat it.

2. What movie does Fi quote as she and Ellie are talking about love?
(a) Gone with the Wind.
(b) The Sound of Music.
(c) Fiddler on the Roof.
(d) Strangers on a Train.

3. How many trout do the teens catch?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

5. How is Ellie first alerted the jeep is on its way to the ford?
(a) She smells the gas fumes.
(b) She sees it.
(c) Kevin points it out.
(d) She hears it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the neighborhood where Ellie's grandmother lived?

2. How long does Ellie remain in her hiding place after the others are motioning for her to join them?

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

4. Who volunteers for the first sentry duty that night?

5. Where does Ellie hide when the soldiers arrive at the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the trip to the trout farm.

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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