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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between what hours does Ellie say most hospital deaths occur?
(a) 2 to 3 P.M.
(b) 12 to 1 A.M.
(c) 4 to 6 A.M.
(d) 3 to 4 A.M.

2. Who locates the Hermit's hut?
(a) Homer.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Lee.
(d) Fiona.

3. Who is the wealthiest of the group?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Corrie.
(c) Robyn.
(d) Ellie.

4. Who gets shot in the calf?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Lee.
(c) Homer.
(d) Kevin.

5. What is the country the man on the radio is talking about before the batteries go dead?
(a) America.
(b) Asia.
(c) Australia.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ellie sees movement in Robyn's house, who thinks it's a cat?

2. What was the Hermit's wife's name?

3. Where did the Hermit initially live?

4. What is Ellie disgusted to find Lee doing when she comes back to the campsite?

5. What was the Hermit's son's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom do the teens report to as they observe the hovering helicopter, and why?

2. What ultimatum does Ellie give Chris, and why?

3. How does hearing the confirmation of the war on the radio change things for the teens?

4. What do Homer and Ellie learn about Lee and Robyn?

5. What do the teens consider when they realize the helicopter may land and the soldiers may come after them, and what do they decide?

6. What does Ellie find when she returns to her home?

7. What does the note "Gone where the bad people go..." mean?

8. What helps to bring Corrie out of her shock?

9. What do the teens do as the helicopter approaches?

10. Why isn't Corrie initially able to pick up any stations on the short-wave radio?

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