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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Matthew and Mark do while Mom is at work and Dad is fixing the machinery?
(a) Plow the fields.
(b) Take care of the animals and yard.
(c) They are in school.
(d) Harvest the fields.

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

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

5. What does Luke notice about the construction workers he spies on from his room?
(a) They sometimes quit in the middle of the day.
(b) They will work late into the night.
(c) They are taking their time with the construction.
(d) They are in a big hurry to finish the construction.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does the letter from the Government tell Luke's father to get rid of?

2. What do Luke's parents tell him that the Government forced them to sell?

3. What does Mother do when she opens the tax bill?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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