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

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) Gravel.
(b) Grass seed.
(c) Horse manure.
(d) Wood chips.

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

3. After finding shelter in Chapter 10, Luke vows to find what the following day?
(a) Food.
(b) Fire starting materials.
(c) Weapons.
(d) A companion.

4. In Chapter 6, Luke can hear dozens of gun shots, indicating to him that what has happened?
(a) War has broken out.
(b) The Population Police have slaughtered the villagers.
(c) Someone has tried to warn him.
(d) He has been spotted.

5. In Chapter 7, Luke presses the boy for information and the boy takes him to what that he is turning into his shelter?
(a) A cave.
(b) A church.
(c) A cellar.
(d) A shed.

6. What is Luke's last name in the novel?
(a) Weaver.
(b) Jenkins.
(c) Garner.
(d) Phillips.

7. In what literary device does the author cause a character to speak or act erroneously out of ignorance of some portion of the truth of which the reader/audience is aware?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Dramatic irony.
(d) Suspense.

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

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

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

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

12. 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) Eli.
(b) Officer Houk.
(c) Jen.
(d) Luke.

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

14. As Luke learns from the television in Chapter 18, the people are cheering in front of the police building, where they have raided what?
(a) The garage.
(b) The store of guns.
(c) The evidence lockers.
(d) The food supply.

15. In Chapter 17, Luke spends the night where?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In an abandoned village.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In a church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The villagers who help Luke when he escapes the Population Police in Chapter 13 ask if he is wearing what?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 4, Officer Houk has an old woman brought to the town square and tells the crowd the woman is guilty of what?

5. Why does Luke turn his shirt inside out in Chapter 9?

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