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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Luke wear to dinner nightly when he lived with the family after leaving his parents' farm?
(a) A tuxedo.
(b) Sandals.
(c) A soccer uniform.
(d) Pajamas.

2. When was Margaret Peterson Haddix born?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1973.

3. In Chapter 31, Luke points out that everything that happened is the Population Police's fault, not the fault of whom?
(a) Oscar Wydell.
(b) Philip Twinings.
(c) Third children.
(d) Ricky Everts.

4. Who was the individual that made the law that third children were illegal in the novel?
(a) Mr. Talbot.
(b) Oscar Wydell.
(c) Aldous Krakenaur.
(d) Don Everts.

5. When Luke reaches the stage in Chapter 31, he grabs the microphone and begins telling the crowd that this is one of whose horses?
(a) The Population Police's.
(b) Aileen Mootispaw's.
(c) Philip Twinings's.
(d) Oscar Wydell's.

6. What is a used as a religious symbol in Chapter 32?
(a) A church.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) An angel.
(d) A cross.

7. What refers to the state of having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Extradition.
(c) Naivety.
(d) Independence.

8. In Chapter 25, Luke hears someone escorting __________ into the room as he lies in hiding?
(a) Oscar Wydell.
(b) Aldous Krakenaur.
(c) Melton.
(d) Philip Twinings.

9. What is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position?
(a) Interrogation.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Dialogue.

10. What refers to an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water?
(a) Desert.
(b) Drought.
(c) Dimension.
(d) Damage.

11. Where does Oscar Wydell say the heads of the Population Police are being held in Chapter 23?
(a) The Population Police headquarters.
(b) At the bank.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) A secret location.

12. What is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources?
(a) Bottleneck.
(b) Barrage.
(c) Brigade.
(d) Blockade.

13. In Chapter 30, Luke returns where feeling defeated?
(a) The stables.
(b) The cave.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Eli's house.

14. What has Luke never done before in Chapter 30?
(a) Wept openly.
(b) Flown a kite.
(c) Ridden a horse.
(d) Spoken aloud.

15. What term was coined by the psychologist Erik Erikson as the failure to achieve ego identity during adolescence?
(a) Identity crisis.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Incomprehension.
(d) Bilinguality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friends show up to help Luke in Chapter 33?

2. Who was a popular newscaster before the Population Police came into power but was exiled?

3. In Chapter 28, Luke heads to the dining room to get something to eat when he sees what hanging from the stage?

4. Who disappears as Luke gives his speech in Chapter 32?

5. In Chapter 22, Luke makes his way to the building where the food is and just finds what on the counter?

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