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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings Luke's attention to the unlatched door in Chapter 30?
(a) Eli.
(b) Peter.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Jenny.

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

3. What does Luke cover his face with as he rides a horse to the stage in Chapter 31?
(a) The quilt.
(b) A shirt.
(c) Paint.
(d) A poster.

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

5. In Chapter 29, Luke realizes that Oscar will use whatever is to his benefit to do what?
(a) Play basketball.
(b) Win at chess.
(c) Remain in control.
(d) Kill third children.

6. Where does Luke go to sleep in Chapter 28?
(a) The church.
(b) The cave.
(c) The abandoned village.
(d) The stables.

7. What refers to a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies?
(a) Fatality.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Famine.

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

9. When Luke arrives at the Population Police Headquarters, the girl newscaster is asking people to record their experiences with whom in Chapter 20?
(a) Officer Houk.
(b) The Population Police.
(c) Philip Twinings.
(d) Aldous Krakenaur.

10. In Chapter 24, Luke remembers when he first came to the building that is Population Police Headquarters, it was the home of whom?
(a) The Alberts family.
(b) The Jones family.
(c) The Grant family.
(d) The Barnes family.

11. In Chapter 25, Luke crawls to hide as someone enters the room speaking to whom by radio?
(a) Aldous Krakenaur.
(b) Melton.
(c) Philip Twinings.
(d) Oscar Wydell.

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

13. What objects are in the secret room of the Population Police Headquarters with themes speaking against third children?
(a) Coins.
(b) Textbooks.
(c) Signs.
(d) Brochures.

14. In Chapter 22, Luke goes into the kitchen to see if what friend is there?
(a) Jen.
(b) Eli.
(c) Nina.
(d) Adriana.

15. 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) Ricky Everts.
(c) Third children.
(d) Philip Twinings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luke fall asleep in the end of Chapter 21?

2. Who stands to protect Luke as he stands on stage in Chapter 32?

3. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?

4. What is a used as a religious symbol in Chapter 32?

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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