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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Newspapers.
(b) Cardboard and plastic.
(c) Wooden boards.
(d) Tall grass.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 16, Eli confesses that they used to turn in people with what to receive food in return?
(a) Guns.
(b) Exotic pets.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Third children.

6. The villagers who help Luke when he escapes the Population Police in Chapter 13 ask if he is wearing what?
(a) A bulletproof vest.
(b) A wire.
(c) A Population Police uniform.
(d) Socks.

7. What is the name of Eli's wife in the novel?
(a) Nina.
(b) Aileen.
(c) Jen.
(d) Adriana.

8. What does Eli give to Luke in Chapter 16?
(a) Food and a jacket.
(b) A quilt and pillow.
(c) A gun and bullets.
(d) Food and water.

9. What refers to a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Suspense.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Plot.

10. In Chapter 4, Officer Houk tells Luke to pick up the old woman and take her to the town square where he can do what?
(a) Write her a ticket.
(b) Yell at her.
(c) Shoot her publicly.
(d) Issue her an I.D. card.

11. In Chapter 11, Luke spends the night where?
(a) In the shed.
(b) In a field.
(c) In the village.
(d) In a cave.

12. What does Luke do when ordered to shoot the old woman in the square in Chapter 4?
(a) Shoots Officer Houk.
(b) Fires all of his bullets into the air.
(c) Shoots her repeatedly.
(d) Drops the gun and runs away.

13. In Chapter 18, the boy who encounters Luke gives him what?
(a) A plate of food.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A drink of water.
(d) A loaded gun.

14. What do the rebels find in the truck in Chapter 12?
(a) Money.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Medical supplies.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when the jeep arrives in Chiutza, the officer assigns each boy and the driver a street to tell the residents to be in the town square by what time?

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

3. After finding shelter in Chapter 10, Luke vows to find what the following day?

4. In Chapter 7, the boy who grabs Luke is the boy who was assigned to work with him under whom?

5. What does Luke eat with the boy from Chapter 7?

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