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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Luke find shelter in Chapter 5?
(a) A cave.
(b) A boat.
(c) A barn.
(d) A car.

2. In Chapter 8, the boy explains to Luke that when he came around the corner to get a new street assignment from Officer Hook, he saw who holding a gun?
(a) Officer Houk.
(b) Eli.
(c) Jen.
(d) Luke.

3. In literature, what is the central topic, subject, or concept addressed in a story?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Action.
(c) Theme.
(d) Objective.

4. What does Luke find to eat from in Chapter 11?
(a) A walnut tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) A soybean crop.
(d) A pond.

5. What does the boy in Chapter 9 claim to have done when threatened by the villagers?
(a) Killed Luke.
(b) Found Luke.
(c) Saved the old woman.
(d) Shot Officer Houk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the leader of the Population Police and the government in the novel?

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

3. In Chapter 1, Luke and the other boys are undergoing their daily inspection of their uniforms and hygiene at what time?

4. Who picked up the gun that was dropped, according to the boy's story to Luke in Chapter 8?

5. What does Luke hear in the end of Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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