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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children are the people allowed to have under the laws of the Population Police in the novel?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. According to the villagers in Chapter 15, the Population Police made them move because the village was too far from what?
(a) The Population Police headquarters.
(b) The main road.
(c) The power plant.
(d) The water line.

3. Approximately how long have the Population Police been in power in the novel?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. As Luke watches, the boy in Chapter 9 goes to the house where the party is and puts his hand through a window with what covering it?
(a) Tall grass.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Cardboard and plastic.
(d) Wooden boards.

5. How old is Luke in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

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

7. Why does Luke turn his shirt inside out in Chapter 9?
(a) It is a darker color on the inside.
(b) It will keep in body heat better.
(c) It symbolizes rebellion.
(d) To hide the police insignia.

8. What occurs when a character is in disagreement with him or herself?
(a) Relational conflict.
(b) Inner conflict.
(c) Impulsive conflict.
(d) External conflict.

9. When Luke wakes up in Chapter 17, he realizes that what blew over his camp during the night to camouflage him from his enemies?
(a) Ashes.
(b) Dust.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Grass.

10. What does Luke have nightmares about as he sleeps in Chapter 11?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Werewolves.
(c) Vampires.
(d) Ghosts.

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

12. With whom did Luke run away and obtain a fake I.D. in the novel?
(a) Eli.
(b) Jen.
(c) Trey.
(d) Nina.

13. At Population Police Headquarters, what character works in the kitchen and is one of the kids who enlisted in the Population Police to sabotage it from the inside?
(a) Eli.
(b) Jen.
(c) Nina.
(d) Luke.

14. In Chapter 4, Officer Houk has an old woman brought to the town square and tells the crowd the woman is guilty of what?
(a) Murder.
(b) Arson.
(c) Trespassing.
(d) Treason.

15. In Chapter 7, the boy who grabs Luke is the boy who was assigned to work with him under whom?
(a) Oscar Wydell.
(b) Aldous Krakenaur.
(c) Officer Houk.
(d) Philip Twinings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy who Luke speaks to in Chapter 8 tells him he is on the side of the people who do what?

2. What does Luke see from the window before he goes to bed in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 12, Luke hides as what approaches?

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

5. How old was Luke when he was discovered hiding out on his parents' farm?

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