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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Ellie say Lee played before the war?
(a) Piano.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Violin.
(d) Saxophone.

2. Which of the following was not among the weapons the kids had when they attacked Ellie, Fi, and Homer?
(a) Guns.
(b) Knives.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A bow and arrow.

3. What is the whistle the members of Ellie's group uses for a signal?
(a) Five notes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
(b) The opening of Braham's Lullaby.
(c) Four notes, high then low.
(d) The sound of a whipporwill.

4. What is the name on the gate of the paddock where Lee goes?
(a) Nancy Denver.
(b) Betty Dunlap.
(c) Karen Downs.
(d) Grace Delaney.

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

6. Who objects when they decide to build a fire?
(a) Homer.
(b) Lee.
(c) Kevin.
(d) No one.

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

8. What does Lee do when he meets the girl outside the barn?
(a) Holds her hand.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Waves.

9. What does Homer reply when Colonel Finley says they can now be brought "home?"
(a) We'll meet you at Stratton.
(b) Can you wait a week?
(c) I think it's too late.
(d) We're home already.

10. What does Ellie tell Lee as she leaves the yard to look around during the night?
(a) That she hears someone crying.
(b) She doesn't tell him.
(c) That she wants to find the kids.
(d) That she won't be gone long.

11. 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 preschool.
(b) A diner.
(c) A milk bar.
(d) A library.

12. What does Ellie say has suffered the worst damage during the war?
(a) The damage inside each of the people.
(b) The damage to the ecosystem.
(c) The damage to the farms.
(d) The damage to the factories.

13. Why does Ellie say there doesn't seem to be much colonization in Stratton?
(a) There aren't enough soldiers to keep an eye on them.
(b) The people revolted and many died.
(c) There have been too many air raids.
(d) There isn't enough work to keep people employed.

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

15. What is the first question from the woman relating messages to and from Colonel Finley?
(a) How many planes did you destroy?
(b) Where are you?
(c) Are you alright?
(d) Have you been active?

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?

2. Why does Ellie say the river would be safer as it became darker?

3. Why does Fi say chewing gum makes them hungrier?

4. How does Ellie alert Homer when she finds their possessions on the ground?

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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