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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event does Luke recall that made him realize his brothers have never had to hide like him?
(a) Mark's birthday party.
(b) Matthew's birthday party.
(c) His mother's birthday party.
(d) His father's birthday party.

3. What time does Luke's Mom get home from work?
(a) 7:00 PM.
(b) 5:30 PM.
(c) 6:30 PM.
(d) 6:00 PM.

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

5. Why is Luke's Dad furious with him in Chapter 8?
(a) He catches Luke singing loudly.
(b) He catches Luke outside.
(c) He catches Luke looking out the windows.
(d) He catches Luke downstairs in the middle of the day.

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

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

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

9. What time does Luke's Mom have to be at the factory every day?
(a) 8:00 AM.
(b) 7:00 AM.
(c) 6:00 AM.
(d) 9:00 AM.

10. What does Luke's Dad do every day at lunchtime?
(a) Reads a book while eating what his wife left him for lunch.
(b) Turns on the radio and eats lunch.
(c) Watches television and eats take-out.
(d) Sits and chats with Luke while they eat lunch.

11. Who does Luke recall showing up, surprisingly, at his family's home years ago, begging for food?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) A little boy.
(c) A tramp.
(d) A little girl.

12. Since the woods near his home were torn down, how many months has Luke been trapped inside his house?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

14. The female third child introduces herself as Jennifer Rose Talbot; who does she say is usually very jumpy people?
(a) Forgotten kids.
(b) Third kids.
(c) Shadow kids.
(d) Unwanted kids.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Luke been banned from using the telephone?

2. What does the girl, who's a third child like Luke, do that shocks him?

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

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

5. How does Jen say her dad would react if he knew she'd been looking out the window?

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