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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Luke tells his brother he put into the bread?
(a) Ants.
(b) Spit.
(c) Poison.
(d) Flies.

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

4. How does Luke feel about the new houses being built next to his home?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is frustrated.
(d) He loves them.

5. What does Luke imagine in Chapter 7, which he feels guilty about?
(a) Wanting one of his brothers to die so he can take their place.
(b) Running away.
(c) Moving in with a family with only one child and living a normal life.
(d) Wishing he'd never been born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Luke tell his mother about what he has found in his room allowing him to look outside?

2. What does Luke notice first as he makes his way outside to sneak over to the third child's house?

3. What does Luke get up at dawn to watch every morning?

4. Who does Luke spy driving by the new houses while they are being built?

5. Since not being able to eat breakfast with the whole family, why doesn't Luke ask for butter for his toast anymore?

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