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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 almost shoots Ellie and Homer?

2. Who teaches Corrie how to use the radio to get stations from other countries?

3. Who plans to look around town?

4. Who suggests bringing hens, goats, and lambs to Hell?

5. Who asks Ellie for advice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corrie hear when she initially finds a station on the short-wave radio?

2. What does Ellie find when she returns to her home?

3. What happens as the teens are making plans, and what do they realize?

4. What do Corrie and Ellie discuss while Ellie is on sentry duty?

5. In Chapter 14, how does Ellie feel about Homer?

6. How does Ellie feel about Lee when they are waiting to return to Hell?

7. What helps to bring Corrie out of her shock?

8. Whom do the teens report to as they observe the hovering helicopter, and why?

9. What do Homer and Ellie learn about Lee and Robyn?

10. How does Ellie feel upon finding that some of her possessions have been stolen by looters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Fiona feel about Homer and why does she feel she has to hold Homer at arms length?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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