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

2. Who gets shot at by soldiers?

3. Who helps to console Ellie about the death of three soldiers?

4. How many working dogs do they find dead outside of Kevin's house?

5. Where do the teens stop on the way home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ellie yell at Lee when she hears the Land Rover start up?

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

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

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

6. Who are the Secret Seven?

7. Who is Hell's Hermit?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Robyn's heroism when Lee is shot. Why is she willing and able to do these things?

Essay Topic 2

What does the loss of Corrie to the hospital mean for the group? How do you think it changes the teens left behind?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Robyn says she understands the reason Australia has been invaded and explain why her understanding upsets some of the other characters.

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