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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luke's father get angry with him for asking about in Chapter 1?
(a) For asking for seconds at dinner.
(b) For asking when he'll be able to go outside again.
(c) For asking if he'll be able to look out the windows when people move into the new houses.
(d) For asking about why he must sleep in the attic.

2. How do the people moving next to Luke's family's home dress?
(a) Trashy.
(b) Elegantly.
(c) Preppy.
(d) Dirty.

3. What does Mother do when she opens the tax bill?
(a) She begins to weep over it.
(b) She is so startled she drops it.
(c) She tears it to pieces.
(d) She clutches it to her chest.

4. Who does Luke spy driving by the new houses while they are being built?
(a) People in expensive looking cars looking to buy the houses.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) People in cheap cars wishing they could buy the houses.
(d) Bus loads of people coming to look at the new houses.

5. After Matthew asks how the family can possibly pay the property taxes, what does Mother announce she has just received?
(a) Her work permit.
(b) An offer from someone to buy their farm.
(c) An inheritance from her mother.
(d) Another new bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Luke's Mom have to be at the factory every day?

2. What do Matthew and Mark do while Mom is at work and Dad is fixing the machinery?

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

4. What does Luke imagine in Chapter 7, which he feels guilty about?

5. What does Luke notice about the construction workers he spies on from his room?

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