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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. Which of the dogs does Ellie find alive?

2. Who calls Ellie a "stupid dumb obstinate slagheap?"

3. Who suggests that the country has been invaded?

4. Who has "hearing like a bat?"

5. How far is Homer's house from Ellie's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the teens decide to do while at Homer's house?

2. What does Ellie find when she rushes into her house?

3. Who are the Secret Seven?

4. How does Homer want others to see him?

5. How does Fiona attempt to explain away the planes Ellie saw in Hell?

6. Why do Lee's opinions about the planes seem to upset Ellie?

7. How do the other teens seem to view Ellie?

8. How does Ellie describe Fiona?

9. Why is the area they choose for camping called Hell?

10. Why does the group consist of seven rather than eight people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ellie, Corrie, and Kevin's escape from the three soldiers? Discuss the explosion they used to do so and the impact on Ellie's thought processes and emotions. Give details about the lasting effects of this event.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why the Bible verse Ellie reads in Chapter 14 is so appropriate for the story?

Essay Topic 3

What did Corrie's father mean when he wrote for Corrie to go bush? What does going bush mean and how might it help?

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