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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Foreshadowing.

2. Luke works in what position for the Population Police Headquarters in Chapter 1?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Stable hand.
(d) Junior Marshall.

3. In Chapter 3, Luke's job is to place _________ on the path the security officer takes to repair a broken fence?
(a) Grass seed.
(b) Wood chips.
(c) Horse manure.
(d) Gravel.

4. The boy in Chapter 7 tells Luke the driver left him behind when the villagers did what?
(a) Set fire to the town.
(b) Got their I.D. cards.
(c) Called a town meeting.
(d) Shot Officer Houk.

5. What are third (or beyond) children born to a family known as in the novel and the series?
(a) Shadow Children.
(b) Mortal Children.
(c) Ghost Children.
(d) Extra Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Luke can hear dozens of gun shots, indicating to him that what has happened?

2. Approximately how long have the Population Police been in power in the novel?

3. What does Luke do when ordered to shoot the old woman in the square in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 7, Luke presses the boy for information and the boy takes him to what that he is turning into his shelter?

5. With whom did Luke run away and obtain a fake I.D. in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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