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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. How long does Ellie remain in her hiding place after the others are motioning for her to join them?

2. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?

3. Why does Ellie believe the soldiers will try to get the jeep out of the water themselves?

4. Where does Kevin say they should go to find some food?

5. How many of the soldiers leave to get the winch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the trip to the trout farm.

2. What is Ellie reaction when she realizes she's hurt Fi's feeling by saying Fi and Homer could never have a relationship.

3. Briefly describe what happens when Ellie, Fi, and Homer are mugged.

4. Why does Ellie want to make radio contact with Colonel Finley and what is her reaction after the call?

5. Describe the conversation between Homer and the people in New Zealand and the effect on the group.

6. What do Ellie and the others discover when they get to the Winchester Heights neighborhood? What does she say is the "good news" and what is the "bad news?"

7. Describe what happens in the moments after Ellie and the others get out of the river.

8. How does Lee say he met Reni?

9. What does Ellie say has changed about how she and Fi act as compared to how they were before the war?

10. What does Ellie say about the damage from the war and what does it make her realize about herself?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Kevin? What happens early in the story that affects Kevin's ability to help during the attack on the air field? How does Kevin recover? What kind of character is he? Do you consider him a weak character? Why or why not?

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