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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. When are the teens supposed to contact Finley again?
2. What movie does Fi quote as she and Ellie are talking about love?
3. What does Homer reply when Colonel Finley says they can now be brought "home?"
4. What does Ellie remember about Homer's brother who was born when Homer was eight?
5. Where are they the night Homer again tries to contact Colonel Finley?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ellie say about the damage from the war and what does it make her realize about herself?
2. What does Fi mean when she talks about "our blear?"
3. Describe the dream Ellie has about Lee and what she thinks it might mean.
4. What are some of the things Ellie and the others do to conceal the work they've done at her Grandma's house from the soldiers patrolling on motorbikes.
5. What does Ellie remember about Robyn's attitude regarding talking about yourself?
6. What are Ellie's thoughts about hating the soldiers in general and especially those on the river bank?
7. Describe the trip to the trout farm.
8. What scares Ellie when she's trying to find the sound of the crying and what does she say about it?
9. Describe what Ellie and the others see when the air raid begins on Stratton.
10. What is the system the group has developed for cooking lamb?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What do you consider the main theme of the story? List three examples of that theme and explain why the theme is important to the story.
Essay Topic 3
Who is Robyn? Who is Corrie? What is revealed about each? What does Ellie envy about Robyn? What does this indicate about Ellie? Would she feel differently in a different situation?
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