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"The Dead Of The Night" Trivia Quiz

This is the second book in John Marden's 'Tomorrow When The War Began' series.

A multiple-choice quiz by alliecat. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
alliecat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,432

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
903

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (5/20), Duckay (20/20), Guest 66 (5/20).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Who finally got the group into action at the start of the book? Hint

Homer

Robyn

Ellie

Lee

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Question 2 of 20

2. How did they manage to sneak into the hospital? Hint

They broke in through a window

When the guards came out for a smoke they captured them

Homer caused the fire alarm to go off with a smoke bomb

When the guards came out for a smoke they snuck in

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Question 3 of 20

3. What state was Corrie in when Ellie saw her? Hint

Dead

Awake but paralysed

Coma

Asleep and under guard

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Question 4 of 20

4. What happened to Kevin? Hint

Beaten, questioned and released into the showgrounds

Beaten, questioned and in hospital

Beaten, questioned and in jail

Beaten, questioned, arrested, sentenced and killed

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who does Ellie believe has a drinking problem? Hint

Homer

Lee

Chris

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Question 6 of 20

6. What did they do as their first planned attack? Hint

Killed a patrol

Attacked a convey with flaming torches and nails on the road

Attackeda convey with nails on the road and guns

Attacked a convey by putting oil on the road

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Question 7 of 20

7. What animal did Ellie slaughter so that they could have a roast? Hint

Chicken

Cow

Lamb

Pig

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who stayed back while the others went off towards Holloway River?

Answer: (No hints)

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Question 9 of 20

9. What were the band of people that the group came across? Hint

Harvey's Soliders

Harvey's Heroes

Hervey's Heroes

Harvey's Camp

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the man in charge of this group?

Answer: ((two words - think military))

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Question 11 of 20

11. What happened to the band of people that they came across, led by a military man? Hint

They were ambushed by the enemy

They were the enemy and tried to kill Ellie and her friends

They surrendered to the enemy

They disbanded when they saw how cool Ellie and her friends were

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Question 12 of 20

12. How did the solider die at the meeting point of Ellie and her friends? Hint

Homer hit him with a rock

Ellie hit him with a rock

Lee plunged a knife into his chest

Fi shot him

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who did Ellie meet when they made contact with people tidying Kevin's farm? Hint

Corrie's Mum

Homer's Mum

Her father

Chris

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where did they stay while staking out Turner Street? Hint

Milkbar

Fi's House

Church

Tree House

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who did Ellie and Fi see with the soliders? Hint

Chris

Homer's parents

Corrie's Mum

Major Harvey

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is a chalkie? Hint

Shearer

Traitor

Teacher

Ex- Army Reserve

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Question 17 of 20

17. How did they attack the occupied houses on Turner Street? Hint

Switching on gas and setting timers, causing an explosion

Throwing flaming torches

Planting homemade bombs in the houses

Ramming cars into the houses and then killing the people with guns

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Question 18 of 20

18. Did they succeed in killing the traitorous chalkie?

Yes

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who does Robyn discover dead?

Answer: (No Hint)

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Question 20 of 20

20. What happened to the person that Robyn discovered dead? Hint

They were buried not far from where they died

They were set on fire as an act of respect

They were left out in the open

They were buried in Hell

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Dec 20 2024 : Guest 174: 5/20
Dec 20 2024 : Duckay: 20/20
Dec 18 2024 : Guest 66: 5/20
Dec 18 2024 : Guest 174: 5/20
Dec 18 2024 : Guest 174: 5/20
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 80: 19/20

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who finally got the group into action at the start of the book?

Answer: Homer

He spoke to them about doing something before something happened to them.

2. How did they manage to sneak into the hospital?

Answer: Homer caused the fire alarm to go off with a smoke bomb

The fire alarm caused the guards to come out, allowing our heroic group to sneak in.

3. What state was Corrie in when Ellie saw her?

Answer: Coma

They took a while to work on her once they realised it was a bullet wound.

4. What happened to Kevin?

Answer: Beaten, questioned and released into the showgrounds

He was in pretty bad shape but okay.

5. Who does Ellie believe has a drinking problem?

Answer: Chris

He has been drinking on the sly and risking the whole group.

6. What did they do as their first planned attack?

Answer: Attacked a convey with flaming torches and nails on the road

They killed the foot patrol in self defense. The flaming torches were alcohol bottles with burning rags inside of them.

7. What animal did Ellie slaughter so that they could have a roast?

Answer: Lamb

Who doesn't love lamb roast? Very Australian, I must admit.

8. Who stayed back while the others went off towards Holloway River?

Answer: Chris

Chris was never really part of the group, as his parents were safe and sound overseas.

9. What were the band of people that the group came across?

Answer: Harvey's Heroes

Biggest bunch of hypocrites ever. I literally speed-read this section; I couldn't stand the people at all.

10. Who was the man in charge of this group?

Answer: Major Harvey

Very important to this story, no matter how much he is detested.

11. What happened to the band of people that they came across, led by a military man?

Answer: They were ambushed by the enemy

The books suggests that most were killed but a few captured; no one but Ellie and her friends escaped.

12. How did the solider die at the meeting point of Ellie and her friends?

Answer: Lee plunged a knife into his chest

Ellie hit him, but he was still alive, although he would have died eventually. Lee killed him with the knife after seeing what the soliders were doing to Harvey's heroes.

13. Who did Ellie meet when they made contact with people tidying Kevin's farm?

Answer: Corrie's Mum

Corrie's mum let her know that Corrie was still in a coma and that some 'chalkie' was turning people in that were related to the army and other such organisations.

14. Where did they stay while staking out Turner Street?

Answer: Church

They took shifts to go into the tower, which provided the best view of the goings-on.

15. Who did Ellie and Fi see with the soliders?

Answer: Major Harvey

He was on their side and was the new 'chalkie'.

16. What is a chalkie?

Answer: Teacher

I guess it comes from teachers using chalk.

17. How did they attack the occupied houses on Turner Street?

Answer: Switching on gas and setting timers, causing an explosion

All five chose a house to break into, and with Fi's knowledge knew where to look for the gas outlets.

18. Did they succeed in killing the traitorous chalkie?

Answer: No

He obviously had left earlier, and will pop up later in the series.

19. Who does Robyn discover dead?

Answer: Chris

He had been drinking and driving, and crashed the ute. A tragic waste of a life.

20. What happened to the person that Robyn discovered dead?

Answer: They were buried in Hell

Chris was buried in Hell and had a marker.

Source: Author alliecat

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