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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jen shocked to hear that Luke and his family eat, that even her family can't eat?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Meat.

2. What does Luke listen to while standing in the woods in Chapter 1?
(a) The birds chirping.
(b) The sound of falling trees in the distance.
(c) The sound of twigs breaking.
(d) The creek rushing by.

3. What time of the day is it when Luke sees the blinds flip up and down quickly in an upstairs window of one of the new houses?
(a) 10 PM.
(b) 10 AM.
(c) 11 AM.
(d) 11 PM.

4. What is Luke's favorite part of his day?
(a) In the morning when he can watch the new houses.
(b) When his dad comes home for lunch.
(c) When his mother comes up to tuck him into bed.
(d) When his brothers come to play checkers with him.

5. Who is going to be living in the new houses being built next to Luke's home?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Miners and their families.
(d) Government workers and other city folk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Luke's Mother hide her pregnancy from?

2. What are Luke's favorite types of books to read?

3. What does Dad say is the reason for the tax increase on their property?

4. What does Jen do when Luke asks her questions about that day he saw her?

5. What do Luke's brothers, Matthew and Mark, complain that they will have to do since Luke is not allowed outside anymore?

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