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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. How does Ellie say the silence of the neighborhood is different now?
2. What does Ellie say about the rules in this war zone where they're living?
3. How does Ellie alert Homer when she finds their possessions on the ground?
4. Why does Ellie say her efforts to be nice don't always seem nice?
5. How long does it take the soldiers to get the jeep started again after they get it out of the river?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ellie say about the reason she believes they need to help the kids, and why do you believe this is important to her?
2. Describe Ellie's grandmother.
3. What does Fi mean when she talks about "our blear?"
4. 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?
5. What are Ellie's thoughts about hating the soldiers in general and especially those on the river bank?
6. Describe the dream Ellie has about Lee and what she thinks it might mean.
7. What do Ellie and the others discover when they get to the Winchester Heights neighborhood? What does she say is the "good news" and what is the "bad news?"
8. Briefly describe the situation in which the jeep rolls into the river and the reason Ellie releases it for a second time.
9. What is the system the group has developed for cooking lamb?
10. How does Lee say he met Reni?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Homer? What is known about Homer's family? What kind of character is he? What are his strengths? What are his weaknesses? Is he believable? Likeable? Give examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the "tip." What is it? What are Ellie's memories of it from before the war? What are some of the items she says would be there if archaeologists were to dig it up? What are some of the things they find there on the day they get into the furniture van? Why are they there that day?
Essay Topic 3
Ellie has killed men but the sound of a baby crying and the sound of the horses screaming in the burning barn upset her. Are these emotions contradictions? What do they say about Ellie? Are her reactions believable? Why or why not?
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