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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Luke's parents take the Population Law seriously when they became pregnant?
(a) They were too scared.
(b) They didn't care what the Government thought.
(c) The law was new and they figured the Government would get over its foolishness.
(d) They were mad at the Government.

2. Who is going to be living in the new houses being built next to Luke's home?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Miners and their families.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Government workers and other city folk.

3. What are some of the orders Luke recalls the Government giving his family in the past?
(a) Where to plant their corn and how much to charge for their crops.
(b) Where to plant their tomatoes and how much they can keep for their family.
(c) Where to plant their pumpkins and where to sell them.
(d) Where to plant their potatoes and how much they can plant.

4. Who does Luke recall showing up, surprisingly, at his family's home years ago, begging for food?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A pregnant woman.
(c) A tramp.
(d) A little boy.

5. What does Mark offer to play a game of with Luke to cheer him up after barging into his room?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Chess.
(c) Dominos.
(d) Clue.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the Garner family is eating dinner in Chapter 1, they hear tires on the gravel driveway. Where does Luke scramble off to?

2. While sitting on the attic step, after how many weeks does Luke finally give up trying to keep up with his family's conversation at meal times?

3. After Luke's mother calls him to come into the house from the woods, what does Luke do for the first time in his life?

4. What can Luke not stop thinking about, so much so that he can't even concentrate on playing with his favorite toy?

5. What did Luke's mother and father see on TV while pregnant that scared them?

(see the answer key)

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