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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 she remembers her hockey coach saying about the timid player?
2. How does Ellie get out of the truck she's in after the blast shoves them back?
3. Why does Homer say he wants to go to Stratton?
4. Ellie compares the Wirrawee Airfield to what?
5. What do Fi and Homer do with the stuffed animals they find at the dump?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Colonel Finley say about the importance of the airfield at Wirrawee?
2. 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?
3. What is the problem Ellie faces when she realizes three jeeps are chasing them, and how does she solve the problem?
4. How is the tension between Ellie and Kevin resolved in chapter two?
5. What is the game Ellie plays with herself regarding the fallen trees and what is the result of that?
6. Describe the moment immediately after Fi blows up the first tanker.
7. What plans does Ellie say they make for this new endeavor and what does she say about her feelings with regard to these plans?
8. Describe the thoughts Ellie has as she's trying to decide whether to hide in the messy room or in the bathroom.
9. Why doesn't Ellie shoot at the tanker when Fi is making her first shot, what's the result of that shot, and what does Ellie say about Fi's marksmanship?
10. List three things Ellie finds in the barracks.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is no doubt the war has changed the lives of the teens. Compare their lives with the activities they might be involved with if the war wasn't ongoing.
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
Describe the "tip." What is it? What are Ellie's memories of it from before the war? What are some of the items she says would be there if archaeologists were to dig it up? What are some of the things they find there on the day they get into the furniture van? Why are they there that day?
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