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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 Homer have that helps get Lee and Fi out of the truck?
2. Why does Homer say it's likely no one else heard the shots Ellie fired?
3. How many soldiers are in the group that runs past Ellie and the others as they are hiding?
4. What happens to end Ellie's daydreams about life on the ranch before the war?
5. What happens to distract the officers so that Ellie has time to close the door to the barracks?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Ellie say she might be if she weren't in the place they call Hell, and what might she be doing?
2. Describe one of the summer storms Ellie remembers from before the war began.
3. What did Colonel Finley say about the importance of the airfield at Wirrawee?
4. Describe two of the memories Ellie has about the tip before the war.
5. Describe the near-miss with the airplane as the group is trying to get away in the garbage truck.
6. How do Ellie and the others get from the hut into the truck?
7. What does Ellie do after Homer's arrival in the barracks and why does she do this?
8. List three facts about the trip down the river.
9. What is the problem Ellie and Lee face as they are trying to shoot at the jeeps that are following them and how does that work to their advantage?
10. What are some of the things Ellie and the others do while they are at the dump prior to the arrival of the soldiers?
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 often lapses into daydreams, memories, or arguments with herself. Describe at least three instances in which this happens.
Essay Topic 3
Give an overview of the setting of this story and the events that have occurred to put Ellie and the others in their current situation. Is the setting real? Are the events real? Could there be some other setting or some other series of events that would lead to this same story?
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