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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. What does Luke notice the house with the third child sometimes leaves open?

2. What does Jen do when Luke asks her questions about that day he saw her?

3. Why do Luke's brothers make fun of the bread he made?

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

5. What does the girl, whose house Luke broke into, do while she talks on the phone to her dad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luke begin to plan in Chapter 12?

2. What does Luke's mom do when they hear tires on the gravel driveway in Chapter 1?

3. How does the author grab the reader's attention right away at the beginning of the book?

4. Why does it shock Luke to see the young girl from the Sport's Family house using a telephone?

5. What does Luke realize about being an illegal third child?

6. What does Luke see while looking out his attic vents in Chapter 8?

7. What does Luke's mom tell him about how she became pregnant with him in Chapter 2?

8. How different is Luke's family from Jen's Family?

9. Why does Luke's favorite toy, his train, cause him to be sad?

10. Even though his family has a startling lack of empathy for his position, how does Luke show his empathy in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jen's character is vital to the development of the story. Her influence on Luke is what changes the course of the story. Analyze Jen's character and examine how she affects Luke. What are Jen's strengths, weaknesses, and beliefs? Why does the reader believe her character is important to the overall story? What does her character add to the story?

Essay Topic 2

In "Among the Hidden", one of the writing styles the author uses is her choice of narrator. The author uses a third-person narrative to tell the story. Explore the different styles of narrators for fiction writing. How important is the narrator to the story? Why does the particular type of narrator Margaret Peterson Haddix chose for "Among the Hidden" such a good choice? How does knowing Luke's thoughts and feelings help the story along?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of "Among the Hidden", the main character, Luke, is a quiet, powerless twelve-year-old. He knows nothing about the world he lives in because he's never been outside his own home. Analyze the character of Luke, exploring his maturity level and ideals at the beginning of the story. How do Luke's actions and the things he worries about show how mature he is? Does Luke complain about his life? How does Luke treat the other members of his family? How is he treated by his family? Does Luke take his difficult situation for granted?

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