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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 & 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Darryl?
(a) The man who dug out the Aga Ellie's father had dumped.
(b) Ellie's uncle.
(c) The man who always traded junk with Ellie's dad.
(d) The man who ran the dump before the war.

2. What does Homer give Ellie as they get into the huge garbage truck after the explosion?
(a) His gun.
(b) The keys.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) Water.

3. What does Ellie say is happening in camp when she returns after the walk at the beginning of chapter three?
(a) The others are hiding.
(b) The others are eating breakfast.
(c) The others are sleeping.
(d) The others are arguing.

4. Where does Ellie hide when the soldiers arrive at the river?
(a) About twenty feet up in a tree.
(b) In deep weeds.
(c) By a fallen tree.
(d) In reeds along the edge of the river.

5. What does Ellie imagine is crawling on her scalp when she's under the piles of felt in the back of the truck?
(a) Lice.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie say she remembers her hockey coach saying about the timid player?

2. What does Ellie say is wrong with Lee's plan to release the tailgate?

3. Where do Ellie and the others hide when the trucks arrive at the dump?

4. How is Ellie first alerted the jeep is on its way to the ford?

5. How does Ellie get out of the truck she's in after the blast shoves them back?

(see the answer key)

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