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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 far is Homer's house from Ellie's?

2. Who gets shot at by soldiers?

3. What is one of Ellie's favorite places?

4. Who reads the book "All Quiet on the Western Front?"

5. What is the one thing that Lee and Fiona have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hell's Hermit?

2. How does Fiona feel about the idea that an invasion has occurred, and what does she say about the desertion of their homes?

3. Who are the Secret Seven?

4. Why don't the teens go back to the Land Rover for supplies?

5. How are the animals when the teens arrive at Kevin's house?

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

7. How does Ellie describe Fiona?

8. What are some of the theories the teens come up with to explain why the house is empty and the dogs are dead?

9. What do the teens find at Corrie's house that reinforces their thought that something is dreadfully wrong?

10. What emotions does Ellie feel as she considers what may have happened to her parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Fiona feel about Homer and why does she feel she has to hold Homer at arms length?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 6, does Ellie yell at Lee and Robyn for the same or different reasons? What are the reasons? Is this a normal reaction for a person in her situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Ellie had a premonition that something was wrong during the teens' initial trip to Hell but does not have a premonition about Corrie being shot on the way back to Hell?

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