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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Luke's Dad slip quietly to Luke every day around noon?
(a) Some vegetables.
(b) Two sandwiches.
(c) A couple cookies.
(d) Soup.

3. What does Luke beg his mother to convince his dad of in Chapter 9?
(a) Allowing Luke to listen to the radio.
(b) Allowing Luke back in the kitchen.
(c) Allowing Luke to look out the windows.
(d) Allowing Luke outside.

4. How big are the houses being built next to Luke's home?
(a) Medium.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Mansions.
(d) Large.

5. What does Jen do when Luke asks her questions about that day he saw her?
(a) She waves the questions away.
(b) She answers him.
(c) She slaps his face.
(d) She laughs at him.

6. 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) Potatoes.
(d) Grain.

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

8. What time of the day is it when Luke sees the blinds flip up and down quickly in an upstairs window of one of the new houses?
(a) 11 PM.
(b) 11 AM.
(c) 10 PM.
(d) 10 AM.

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

10. What does Luke's mother say is the reason she became pregnant with him?
(a) It was an accident but they wanted him very much.
(b) It was an accident and they were very upset about it.
(c) They planned to get pregnant.
(d) They were forced to get pregnant.

11. What is Luke delighted to find after his whole family leaves in a hurry in Chapter 8?
(a) A big slab of butter for his toast.
(b) A freshly baked cake.
(c) The kitchen window shade is down.
(d) The kitchen windown shade is up.

12. Why doesn't Luke protest about not being able to eat at the kitchen table anymore?
(a) He knows they will not listen to him.
(b) He is too upset.
(c) He knows his family is only trying to protect him.
(d) He knows he will only get himself in more trouble.

13. Luke begins watching the house where he saw the child's face constantly, on which day of his vigil does he see the blinds flip up and down quickly in an upstairs window?
(a) Third day.
(b) Fourth day.
(c) Fifth day.
(d) Second day.

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

15. What are Luke's favorite types of books to read?
(a) Romance.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Science Fiction.
(d) Adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the female third child apologize to Luke for after she sees him staring at the door as if he means to make a run for it?

2. How many residents does Luke watch leave their houses before he sneaks over the the third child's house?

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

4. What amazes Jen about Luke in Chapter 15?

5. Who is going to be living in the new houses being built next to Luke's home?

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