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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 is startled by Fiona's cat?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what game do the teens play?

4. Who is impatient to get home when the teens leave Hell?

5. Who says the day the teens left Hell was the last happy day?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why does Ellie only play True Confessions for a short period of time?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Homer want others to see him?

8. How does Ellie describe Fiona?

9. Who are the Secret Seven?

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

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

What does Ellie mean, in Chapter 4, when she says maybe Hell is people?

Essay Topic 3

A romance seems to be brewing between Homer and Fiona in Chapters 1 through 5. Why is this surprising?

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