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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl, whose house Luke broke into, do while she talks on the phone to her dad?
(a) She bites her nails.
(b) She yawns.
(c) She rolls her eyes.
(d) She drums her fingers on the table.

2. What has gone down so low in price that the Luke's father and mother worry about how they will get by?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Apples.
(d) Grain.

3. What does Luke notice the house with the third child sometimes leaves open?
(a) The sliding glass door.
(b) The kitchen windown.
(c) The front door.
(d) The back door.

4. Why are the new residents that will be living next to Luke called a special name?
(a) They are really rich people.
(b) They are gangsters.
(c) They are of royal blood.
(d) They are famous.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. After Matthew asks how the family can possibly pay the property taxes, what does Mother announce she has just received?

5. What does Luke call the new family that has a row of birdhouses in their backyard?

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