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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the vegetable Fi and Kevin find in the garden that Ellie and the others begin eating raw?
(a) Corn.
(b) Beans.
(c) Onions.
(d) Broccoli.

2. How many days does Ellie say they spend in Stratton?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Forty-one.

3. How much longer does Ellie say they need to wait before they can head back for Hell?
(a) Anothe rmonth.
(b) Probably never.
(c) Another six weeks.
(d) Another week.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the group thinks they should contact the colonel?
(a) The New Zealanders should know the enemy planes are destroyed.
(b) They want to be praised for destroying the planes.
(c) They need to give help getting back to Hell.
(d) They want to hear a friendly voice.

5. What does Lee do that brings a halt to his conversation with Ellie about where he's been going and what he's doing?
(a) He turns over, obviously going to sleep.
(b) He goes into the bathroom and closes the door.
(c) He goes to help Kevin in the garden.
(d) He picks up his book and begins to read.

6. What does Ellie say a hero in a book would do to solve the problem of their hunger?
(a) Eat dirt.
(b) Catch a rabbit, fish, or dig up edible roots.
(c) Drink a lot of water to fill his tummy.
(d) Find a pack filled with food.

7. Who does Lee say he'd first thought Ellie was when he saw her in the burning barn?
(a) Robyn.
(b) Fi.
(c) Reni.
(d) An angel.

8. What time is it when the group gets back to Ellie's Grandma's after butchering the lamb?
(a) Just after eight o'clock.
(b) Almost noon.
(c) Almost midnight.
(d) Almost dawn.

9. What is the building Ellie says she believes the kids are living in when she sees them a few days after catching the trout?
(a) A diner.
(b) A preschool.
(c) A library.
(d) A milk bar.

10. Who releases the parking brake the second time?
(a) Homer.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Lee.

11. What happens when the first trout hits Ellie's line at the trout farm?
(a) She screams.
(b) She falls.
(c) She drops the rod.
(d) She hands the rod to Homer.

12. Why does Ellie say the river would be safer as it became darker?
(a) The soldiers won't be able to see them.
(b) The soldiers will be too tired to pay close attention.
(c) The soldiers will give up and go back to base.
(d) The soldiers will be using spotlights, making it easy to see where they are.

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

14. What is Homer's suggestion for Ellie to find out what Lee's doing when he's away from the house?
(a) Check for notes in his journal.
(b) Ask Fi.
(c) Ask Lee.
(d) Follow Lee.

15. Why does Fi say chewing gum makes them hungrier?
(a) It makes them salivate.
(b) It makes them think about how hungry they are.
(c) Their tummy believes food is on the way.
(d) It doesn't.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie tell Lee as she leaves the yard to look around during the night?

2. What is the name of the neighborhood where Ellie's grandmother lived?

3. What does Ellie say about her grandmother's attitude on hugging?

4. How old does Ellie say her mother was when she married?

5. How long does Ellie say they have from the moment they spot the motorbike patrol until the moment the soldiers are at the house?

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