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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luke declares publicly that he is what in Chapter 31?
(a) Outraged.
(b) Against the new government.
(c) A third child.
(d) Selling the horse.

2. In Chapter 25, Luke crawls to hide as who enters the room?
(a) Oscar Wydell.
(b) Aldous Krakenaur.
(c) Melton.
(d) Philip Twinings.

3. 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) Philip Twinings.
(c) Third children.
(d) Oscar Wydell.

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

5. In Chapter 22, Luke wakes up and uses what to clean his hands, face and hair?
(a) The horse trough.
(b) The water pump.
(c) A bathtub.
(d) A wet rag.

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

7. 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 disabled gun.
(b) A bigger shovel.
(c) A loaded gun.
(d) A bigger suitcase.

8. In Chapter 21, as Luke makes his way through the crowd in front of the Population Police Headquarters, he sees people doing what?
(a) Shooting one another.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Kicking dogs.
(d) Weeping.

9. In Chapter 22, Luke changes into a long sleeve shirt that does not have what on it?
(a) Sleeves.
(b) A collar.
(c) An insignia.
(d) Buttons.

10. In Chapter 26, to remain unseen, Luke escapes how?
(a) Through the window.
(b) Through the chimney.
(c) Through the cellar.
(d) Through the back door.

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

12. When Luke gets to the gate, he tells the girl newscaster that he has the freedom not to ___________, in Chapter 20?
(a) Vote.
(b) Talk.
(c) Remember.
(d) Cooperate.

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

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

15. What point in the plot marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the protagonist's affairs?
(a) Climax.
(b) Expostion.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Denouement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, Luke crawls to hide as someone enters the room speaking to whom by radio?

2. Who is the man that steps forward to take responsibility for overthrowing the Population Police in Chapter 23?

3. When Luke tries to make his way to the stage to talk to the boy as he is descending, Luke notices there are what surrounding the stage in Chapter 27?

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

5. Who is interviewing the man that steps forward to take responsibility for overthrowing the Population Police in Chapter 23?

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