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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellie say they return to the river the next morning to travel?

2. When are the teens supposed to contact Finley again?

3. What is the argument over the night after the group catches trout?

4. What is the building Ellie says she believes the kids are living in when she sees them a few days after catching the trout?

5. What does Ellie say a hero in a book would do to solve the problem of their hunger?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lee say he met Reni?

2. Describe the trip to the trout farm.

3. What is the system the group has developed for cooking lamb?

4. What does Ellie say has changed about how she and Fi act as compared to how they were before the war?

5. What does Ellie do around her Grandma's house with her Grandma's possessions?

6. What are some of the things Ellie and the others do to conceal the work they've done at her Grandma's house from the soldiers patrolling on motorbikes.

7. Why does Ellie want to make radio contact with Colonel Finley and what is her reaction after the call?

8. What does Ellie want to do when they finish butchering the lamb, what does Fi say about it, and what is Ellie's comment about change on this topic?

9. Describe what happens in the moments after Ellie and the others get out of the river.

10. Describe the dream Ellie has about Lee and what she thinks it might mean.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Fi? How is she similar to Ellie? How is she different? What is Fi's role in the story? What are her strengths and weaknesses? What information is revealed about Fi's family prior to the war?

Essay Topic 2

What do you consider the main theme of the story? List three examples of that theme and explain why the theme is important to the story.

Essay Topic 3

Ellie gets a good look at the soldiers who are searching for them on the river while she's hiding on the riverbank. What is Ellie's attitude about hating the soldiers? Why does she have this attitude? Is this attitude in conflict to the damage she and the others had caused at the airfield? Why or why not? Are her attitudes believable?

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