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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 has "hearing like a bat?"

2. In Chapter 4, what do the teens spend most of the day doing?

3. How far is Homer's house from Ellie's?

4. Why didn't they invite Elliot on the camping trip?

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

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

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

5. Describe the Secret Seven's descent into Hell.

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

7. How does Homer want others to see him?

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

9. What do Ellie, Corrie, and Kevin do when they are trapped by soldiers?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the Bible verse Ellie reads in Chapter 14 is so appropriate for the story?

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