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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. Who does Ellie attempt to call before she finds there is no dial tone?

2. Whom do Corrie, Kevin and Ellie see at the meeting point?

3. In Chapter 5, what do the teens say they are going to do?

4. Who is uncomfortable with silence?

5. What time does Ellie plan to leave for the trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ellie hear on the television after she hangs up with Fiona?

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

4. How does Homer want others to see him?

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

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

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

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

9. Why don't the teens try to communicate over the short-wave radio?

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

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

Explain Ellie's feelings for Lee in Chapter 14 and the reasons she becomes so angry with him when he questions her about her feelings for him and Homer.

Essay Topic 3

Name a few events that occur in Chapters 15, 16, or 17 that demonstrate that the teens are still regular young people despite all the trouble they have faced since the invaders arrived.

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