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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 is hurt the worst after her ordeal with the burning barn?

2. What time is it when the group gets back to Ellie's Grandma's after butchering the lamb?

3. How many days does Ellie say they spend in Stratton?

4. Who does Lee say he'd first thought Ellie was when he saw her in the burning barn?

5. What does Lee say he told Reni about the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Ellie in the hours after she and Lee arrive home.

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

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

4. Describe what Ellie and the others see when the air raid begins on Stratton.

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

6. Why does Ellie say she's worried about Lee is doing when he isn't at the house, and what is Lee's reaction when she asks what he's doing?

7. What does Ellie remember about Robyn's attitude regarding talking about yourself?

8. Describe Ellie's grandmother.

9. What does Fi mean when she talks about "our blear?"

10. How does Ellie go about leaving food out for the little kids, and what's the result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Food is a serious issue for the group and for the children left on their own in Stratton. Explain how some of the meals are gathered and prepared. What other options might the group have had in their efforts to provide food for themselves?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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