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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 & 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ellie get a gun once she's in the back of the truck?
(a) Fi hands it to her.
(b) There's an extra in the back of the truck.
(c) Lee hands her one.
(d) She unstraps it from her back.

2. What is the name of the river Ellie and the others use to get farther from the airport?
(a) The Bluegill.
(b) The Heron.
(c) The Journey.
(d) The Mississippi.

3. What does Ellie use to cover up the bodies of the officers and the blood on the floor?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Rugs.
(d) Towels.

4. Why does Ellie say they left the radio at Grandma's house in the opening pages of chapter sixteen?
(a) They want Kevin to use it while they are away.
(b) The radio is too heavy for them to carry.
(c) They are afraid it will rain and the radio will get wet.
(d) They can't risk the kids getting it.

5. How many rounds are in the gun Ellie picks up when she's hiding from the officers?
(a) About twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) The gun isn't loaded.
(d) Only six.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellie discover the first jeep is chasing them?

2. What is the whistle the members of Ellie's group uses for a signal?

3. What does Ellie say was wrong with their water system on the farm the time they'd faced a wild fire?

4. Why does Homer say he wants to go to Stratton?

5. Why does Ellie usually hate the idea of having a map?

(see the answer key)

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