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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Luke afraid he will never be allowed outside again?
(a) Because he did not listen to his mother.
(b) Because he disobeyed his father.
(c) Because he was seen by a stranger.
(d) Because the woods are being cut down.

2. What does Mark offer to play a game of with Luke to cheer him up after barging into his room?
(a) Clue.
(b) Chess.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Dominos.

3. What are some of the orders Luke recalls the Government giving his family in the past?
(a) Where to plant their potatoes and how much they can plant.
(b) Where to plant their pumpkins and where to sell them.
(c) Where to plant their corn and how much to charge for their crops.
(d) Where to plant their tomatoes and how much they can keep for their family.

4. Why doesn't Luke tell his mother about what he has found in his room allowing him to look outside?
(a) He doesn't want to get in trouble.
(b) He knows they will cover it up.
(c) He wants it to be his secret.
(d) He fears they will forbid him from using it anymore.

5. What do Luke's parents tell him that the Government forced them to sell?
(a) The woods next to their house.
(b) Their car.
(c) Their house.
(d) Their cabin by the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to be living in the new houses being built next to Luke's home?

2. Why doesn't Luke protest about not being able to eat at the kitchen table anymore?

3. What does Luke's mother say is the reason she became pregnant with him?

4. While sitting on the attic step, after how many weeks does Luke finally give up trying to keep up with his family's conversation at meal times?

5. What is Luke playing with in Chapter 3 that had once been his favorite toy?

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