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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ellie say about the temperature when a summer storm hits in Hell?
2. What was the activity Homer sometimes did with a rifle when he was young?
3. Why does Homer say he wants to go to Stratton?
4. Why does Ellie say Fi was lucky with regard to her parents?
5. How does Ellie get a gun once she's in the back of the truck?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens when a jeep tries to intercept Ellie's truck before the explosions.
2. How do Ellie and the others get from the hut into the truck?
3. What does Ellie do after she kills the two officers?
4. What plans does Ellie say they make for this new endeavor and what does she say about her feelings with regard to these plans?
5. What is Kevin's reaction to the news that they are going to try to destroy the airfield, and how does each of the four others try to make contact with him?
6. What does Ellie do after Homer's arrival in the barracks and why does she do this?
7. How is the tension between Ellie and Kevin resolved in chapter two?
8. What is Ellie's attitude in chapter four regarding being caught?
9. List three facts about the trip down the river.
10. Describe one of the summer storms Ellie remembers from before the war began.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Fi? How is she similar to Ellie? How is she different? What is Fi's role in the story? What are her strengths and weaknesses? What information is revealed about Fi's family prior to the war?
Essay Topic 2
Ellie comes to realize society as a whole will have a great deal of healing to do. What brings her to that conclusion? Is she correct? What does she resolve to do to begin that process? What are some of the other steps she and the others might take to ensure healing?
Essay Topic 3
Ellie gets a good look at the soldiers who are searching for them on the river while she's hiding on the riverbank. What is Ellie's attitude about hating the soldiers? Why does she have this attitude? Is this attitude in conflict to the damage she and the others had caused at the airfield? Why or why not? Are her attitudes believable?
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