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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 felt about storms prior to the war?
2. What does Ellie say about the temperature when a summer storm hits in Hell?
3. How does Ellie know the two men she encounters outside the barracks are officers?
4. What does Fi say they need in order to get away?
5. Why does Ellie say she expected Lee to stand up for her when Kevin was angry at her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are two of the things Ellie daydreams about during the time she's in the back of the truck?
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. List two of the ways Ellie and Lee slow down or stop the jeeps that are following them?
4. Describe the near-miss with the airplane as the group is trying to get away in the garbage truck.
5. List three things Ellie finds in the barracks.
6. What does Ellie remember about Homer's habits with regard to shooting when he was young? How did she feel about this action?
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. List three facts about the trip down the river.
9. What does Ellie do after she kills the two officers?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
Fully describe how the group came to be at the airfield, why they decided to cause as much damage as they could, and how they escaped.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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