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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 does Ellie say the silence of the neighborhood is different now?
2. What does Ellie tell Lee as she leaves the yard to look around during the night?
3. Where are they the night Homer again tries to contact Colonel Finley?
4. What does the woman who answers their radio communication say about Colonel Finley?
5. Why is Ellie surprised when two of the soldiers go back and pick up their guns?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens to Ellie in the hours after she and Lee arrive home.
2. 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?"
3. Describe how Ellie and the others come to have a hot meal their first night at her Grandma's house?
4. What is the system the group has developed for cooking lamb?
5. What does Ellie remember about Robyn's attitude regarding talking about yourself?
6. What are the stories about hypnotism Ellie tells while they are floating down the river for the second day, and what makes her think about those stories?
7. Describe how the group spends the night after the airport explosions.
8. What does Ellie say about the reason she believes they need to help the kids, and why do you believe this is important to her?
9. What is Ellie reaction when she realizes she's hurt Fi's feeling by saying Fi and Homer could never have a relationship.
10. Describe Ellie's grandmother.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Lee? What is his history with Ellie? How is this history revealed? What takes Lee away from the group that puts him in danger? Describe how he escapes the situation. Is he a strong character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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