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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 is Luke afraid he will never be allowed outside again?
(a) Because he did not listen to his mother.
(b) Because he disobeyed his father.
(c) Because the woods are being cut down.
(d) Because he was seen by a stranger.

2. What can Luke not stop thinking about, so much so that he can't even concentrate on playing with his favorite toy?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) The new girl down the road.
(d) The outdoors.

3. What does Luke's mother say is the reason she became pregnant with him?
(a) It was an accident but they wanted him very much.
(b) They were forced to get pregnant.
(c) They planned to get pregnant.
(d) It was an accident and they were very upset about it.

4. Why does Luke always pause at the bottom of the steps when he comes down for breakfast in the mornings?
(a) To make sure everyone is awake.
(b) To make sure his father is away at work.
(c) To make sure his brothers have left for school.
(d) To make sure no visitors are inside the kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mark leaves Luke's room, what does Luke notice light pouring out of in his room?

2. What are some of the orders Luke recalls the Government giving his family in the past?

3. Why does Luke's mother make him sit and eat his breakfast on the bottom step to the attic?

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

5. What does Mark yell when he knocks on Luke's bedroom door in Chapter 3?

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