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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 suggests sleeping in the shearer's quarters?

2. Who looks in the creek for gold?

3. Whom does Homer develop a crush on?

4. Who does Ellie say invented the game "Greek Roulette?"

5. Why does Ellie quit playing the game?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Homer want others to see him?

4. How does Ellie describe Fiona?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Hell's Hermit?

10. Who are the Secret Seven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ellie has a strong personality. Describe it and how she gets along with others.

Essay Topic 3

Other than a war, what other reasonable explanations could there be for the absence of the teens' parents and the state of their homes when they return from Hell?

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