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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. What is the trick Ellie demonstrates regarding the wombat?
3. How many rounds are in the gun Ellie picks up when she's hiding from the officers?
4. How long does Homer drive after the last jeep is no longer following them?
5. How does Ellie get out of the truck once it stops moving?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the building they are in when Ellie and the others get out of the truck.
2. What happens to delay their shots when Fi and Ellie are finally in position to begin firing at the planes?
3. What is the problem Ellie faces when she realizes three jeeps are chasing them, and how does she solve the problem?
4. 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?
5. List three facts about the trip down the river.
6. Where does Ellie say she might be if she weren't in the place they call Hell, and what might she be doing?
7. What does Ellie do after Homer's arrival in the barracks and why does she do this?
8. What did Colonel Finley say about the importance of the airfield at Wirrawee?
9. How is the tension between Ellie and Kevin resolved in chapter two?
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
Why is the story written in first person? Who is the person writing the story? Are there facts about the character revealed through the writing that are not necessarily revealed through actions? (For example, thoughts, fears, or hopes that character expresses only to herself.) Was first person the best option for this story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Ellie has killed men but the sound of a baby crying and the sound of the horses screaming in the burning barn upset her. Are these emotions contradictions? What do they say about Ellie? Are her reactions believable? Why or why not?
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