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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Luke eat with the boy from Chapter 7?
(a) Pork.
(b) Grain.
(c) Fish.
(d) Fruit.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner?

2. In literature, what is the central topic, subject, or concept addressed in a story?

3. In Chapter 14, the people of the village stand in a line of solidarity against whom?

4. Who saves the boy in Chapter 9 from the villagers?

5. In fiction, what refers to the manner in which the author tells the story?

(see the answer key)

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