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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. Whom does Ellie become extremely angry with?

2. Who is the wealthiest of the group?

3. What percent of the school thought Chris was weird?

4. How does Lee feel when Ellie kisses him?

5. Why did the Hermit move into solitude?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why isn't Corrie initially able to pick up any stations on the short-wave radio?

3. What happens to Ellie after her explosive episode with Chris?

4. What do the teens consider when they realize the helicopter may land and the soldiers may come after them, and what do they decide?

5. What plans do the teens make for finding Robyn and Lee?

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

7. What happens to Corrie after the missile hits and destroys her home?

8. How does hearing the confirmation of the war on the radio change things for the teens?

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

10. What plans do the teens make after they hear Robyn's story about Lee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Hell, its physical characteristics, and its attractions as a place to camp.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the change that begins to occur in Homer as the teens realize that their country has been invaded. How is he different from the Homer the teens used to know?

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