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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the area at the Population Police Headquarters where the TV interviews take place over the few days that Luke is there?
(a) The theatre.
(b) The stage.
(c) The shooting range.
(d) The press room.

3. 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 week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A day.

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

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

6. What term represents a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Antagonist.

7. What does Luke make for his breakfast in Chapter 22?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Toast.

8. 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) Brigade.
(c) Barrage.
(d) Blockade.

9. In Chapter 21, Luke moves through the crowd and away from all of the chaos where?
(a) Under a tree.
(b) Behind a rock.
(c) Into a garden.
(d) In a barn.

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

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

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 30, Luke believes that nothing has changed and that he will be what part of society forever?
(a) Illegal.
(b) Untrusted.
(c) Vagrant.
(d) Folk hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luke retraces his steps back to the secret room, a man blocking the way tells Luke that they found what in the area?

2. When was Margaret Peterson Haddix born?

3. What term refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature?

4. Luke realizes in Chapter 29 that Oscar and the boy back where represent the same things?

5. What term refers to the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative?

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