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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Luke's mother calls him to come into the house from the woods, what does Luke do for the first time in his life?
(a) He does not obey right away.
(b) He comes immediately.
(c) He yells "no" at her.
(d) He runs away and hides.

2. Why does Luke's mother make him sit and eat his breakfast on the bottom step to the attic?
(a) He has dirt on his shoes.
(b) He is being punished for looking out the window.
(c) He is not allowed anywhere else in the house.
(d) The construction workers have started to wonder why the family's shades are always drawn.

3. Why doesn't Luke protest about not being able to eat at the kitchen table anymore?
(a) He knows his family is only trying to protect him.
(b) He is too upset.
(c) He knows he will only get himself in more trouble.
(d) He knows they will not listen to him.

4. While the Garner family is eating dinner in Chapter 1, they hear tires on the gravel driveway. Where does Luke scramble off to?
(a) Upstairs to hide.
(b) In the pantry.
(c) Under the table.
(d) Under his parent's bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What can Luke not stop thinking about, so much so that he can't even concentrate on playing with his favorite toy?

3. What does Mark offer to play a game of with Luke to cheer him up after barging into his room?

4. What does Luke's father get angry with him for asking about in Chapter 1?

5. Why didn't Luke's parents take the Population Law seriously when they became pregnant?

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