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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens each time a flight of bombers lands?
(a) Fuel trucks race out and fill the planes.
(b) A sound system pipes out the number of kills for each.
(c) Crews rush to put more bombs on the planes.
(d) Dozens of men get off the planes.

2. What kind of vegetable does Ellie say Kevin looks like after they announce their plans to attack the airport?
(a) A butter bean.
(b) A squash.
(c) A Jerusalem artichoke.
(d) An eggplant.

3. What does Fi say they need in order to get away?
(a) A faster truck.
(b) A plan.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A boat.

4. Ellie compares the Wirrawee Airfield to what?
(a) A wasp nest.
(b) A bad guy's hideout.
(c) A lion's den.
(d) A bear's cave.

5. Where do Ellie and the others hide when the trucks arrive at the dump?
(a) In a shed.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In a gorge.
(d) Behind some bushes.

6. What was Homer doing when Fi announced the officers had entered the barracks where Ellie was hiding?
(a) Using the toilet.
(b) Drawing a map with Lee.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating a melon.

7. What happens to distract the officers so that Ellie has time to close the door to the barracks?
(a) A group of soldiers return from their run.
(b) A jet flies over.
(c) Shots are fired nearby.
(d) A higher-ranking officer passes by.

8. How far does Ellie estimate they've traveled in their first hour on the river?
(a) Fifteen kilometers.
(b) Eight kilometers.
(c) Twelve kilometers.
(d) Six kilometers.

9. Why does Fi say hiding in the truck is not an option for getting out of the hangar?
(a) The driver will surely check the back before he leaves.
(b) They can't be sure where the truck will go next.
(c) There isn't enough air in the truck and they'll suffocate.
(d) The truck might not leave for weeks.

10. What month is it when Ellie and the others are in the truck?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) February.

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

12. What does Ellie say is wrong with Lee's plan to release the tailgate?
(a) They need a screwdriver.
(b) It might come in toward them.
(c) They might kill someone.
(d) They won't have much cover.

13. Which of the following does Ellie NOT mention as having been dumped at the tip?
(a) Piles of books.
(b) A car.
(c) A computer.
(d) Exploded bottles.

14. Who comes up with the idea to use the river to get away?
(a) Fi.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Lee.

15. Why does Homer say it's likely no one else heard the shots Ellie fired?
(a) The gun wasn't very loud.
(b) A jet flew over just there.
(c) The soldiers are too far away to hear.
(d) There's lots of shooting around the base.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellie say both she and Fi are trying not to yell at Homer?

2. How many trucks are in the hangar once the new trucks arrive?

3. What are the creatures Ellie says she's worried about as they are floating down the river?

4. Why does Ellie say summer storms are the wildest?

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

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