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

2. What does Luke notice on his 13th day of watching the house where he saw the child's face?
(a) He glimpses the child's face again.
(b) On a very hot day, the blinds are down, but the family leaves their windows open.
(c) He hears music coming from the house in the middle of the day.
(d) He can spy the outline of a third child at the dinner table.

3. What name do Luke's Mom and Dad call the new residents that will be living next to them?
(a) Lords.
(b) Earls.
(c) Chiefs.
(d) Barons.

4. After Luke's mother calls him to come into the house from the woods, what does Luke do for the first time in his life?
(a) He runs away and hides.
(b) He comes immediately.
(c) He does not obey right away.
(d) He yells "no" at her.

5. What does the female third child tell Luke she does sometimes just for fun?
(a) Turn the music up really loud and sing along.
(b) Set off the house alarm.
(c) Run around outside at night.
(d) Play with fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Luke decide he must act now if he wants to sneak over to the third child's house?

2. What time does Luke notice all the new houses are empty by?

3. What time does Luke's Mom get home from work?

4. Who does Luke recall showing up, surprisingly, at his family's home years ago, begging for food?

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

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