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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32, the security guards by the stage pull out what?
(a) Knives.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Guns.
(d) Bread.

2. Two of the major events that led to the governmental overthrow were events Luke was involved in. What was the second?
(a) Luke's refusal to kill the old woman.
(b) Killing the dictator.
(c) Killing Jen.
(d) Putting manure on the path.

3. When a handicapped boy tells his story to the interviewer in Chapter 27, Luke recognizes him as the stable hand that asked the Population Police for what?
(a) A bigger shovel.
(b) A loaded gun.
(c) A bigger suitcase.
(d) A disabled gun.

4. Where did Margaret Peterson Haddix grow up?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Minnesota.

5. Who destroyed the old identity cards leading to the overthrow of the government in the novel?
(a) Jen.
(b) Eli.
(c) Nina.
(d) Luke.

6. What refers to a political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Totalitarianism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Unitarianism.

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

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

9. What is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as"?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Protagonist.

10. When Luke retraces his steps back to the secret room, a man blocking the way tells Luke that they found what in the area?
(a) Renegades.
(b) Population Policemen.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Dangerous chemicals.

11. When Luke goes to tend to the horses, he sees that none of them have been fed since the Population Police deserted the area how long ago in Chapter 21?
(a) Three days.
(b) A day.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A week.

12. When Luke replays the conversation between Aldous and Oscar in Chapter 26, Luke realizes that Aldous still has power over Oscar because Aldous knows what?
(a) Where Luke is located.
(b) Where the dictator is hiding.
(c) Where the I.D. cards are located.
(d) Where the food is stored.

13. How many novels comprise the Shadow Children series?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

14. What item given to Luke by Eli does he use for comfort throughout the novel?
(a) The quilt.
(b) The hat.
(c) The gun.
(d) The coat.

15. Whose voice does Luke hear in his head encouraging him to go to the stage in Chapter 29?
(a) Jen's.
(b) Eli's.
(c) Don's.
(d) Nina's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area at the Population Police Headquarters where the TV interviews take place over the few days that Luke is there?

2. Who brings Luke's attention to the unlatched door in Chapter 30?

3. What refers collectively to all media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication?

4. When Luke arrives at the Population Police Headquarters, the girl newscaster is asking people to record their experiences with whom in Chapter 20?

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?

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