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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the I.D. cards are located.
(b) Where the dictator is hiding.
(c) Where the food is stored.
(d) Where Luke is located.

2. What is the name of the horse that Luke goes to tend in Chapter 21?
(a) Emily.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Sasha.

3. In Chapter 33, Luke is tearing down what?
(a) The stables.
(b) The signs.
(c) The Population Police headquarters.
(d) The courthouse.

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

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

6. In Chapter 22, Luke changes into a long sleeve shirt that who left behind?
(a) Eli.
(b) Jen.
(c) Philip Twinings.
(d) The Population Police.

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

8. Who decides to join the crowd heading to the Population Police Headquarters at the last minute in Chapter 19?
(a) Don's wife.
(b) Ricky's wife.
(c) Mark's wife.
(d) James's wife.

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

10. In the beginning of Chapter 29, Luke flees to what location?
(a) The stables.
(b) The prison.
(c) The Population Police Headquarters.
(d) The cave.

11. How long have the people been speaking for the Population Police and against third children in Chapter 31?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

12. Luke realizes in Chapter 29 that Oscar and the boy back where represent the same things?
(a) China.
(b) Lenore.
(c) Zanbar.
(d) Chiutza.

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

14. In Chapter 33, Luke points out how many different tables that have sprung up on the lawn of the old Population Police Headquarters?
(a) 3.
(b) 21.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item given to Luke by Eli does he use for comfort throughout the novel?

2. How many horses does Luke see to feed and tend in Chapter 21?

3. What is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as"?

4. 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?

5. What did Luke wear to dinner nightly when he lived with the family after leaving his parents' farm?

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