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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jen say that she looked out the window the day Luke saw her?
(a) She was checking that her mirrors were working properly.
(b) She wanted to see if her brothers were home.
(c) She was trying to spy on the neighbors.
(d) She was looking for birds.

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

3. What time does Luke notice all the new houses are empty by?
(a) 8:30 AM.
(b) 8:00 AM.
(c) 9:00 AM.
(d) 7:30 AM.

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

5. Who did Luke's Mother hide her pregnancy from?
(a) A few of her friends.
(b) Everyone, even her own mother and sisters.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Her father and sisters.

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

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

8. What does the girl, who's a third child like Luke, do that shocks him?
(a) She picks up the phone to call her dad.
(b) She kicks Luke.
(c) She gives Luke a big hug.
(d) She picks up the phone to call her mom.

9. After Mark leaves Luke's room, what does Luke notice light pouring out of in his room?
(a) The ventilation shafts.
(b) A small hole in the wall.
(c) A drain.
(d) Two tiny windows.

10. Why does the girl who pinned Luke down after entering her house let him go?
(a) She realizes he's another third child.
(b) She thinks he's cute.
(c) She's scared of him.
(d) She feels bad for hurting him.

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

12. What has Luke been taught all his life to fear?
(a) Other children.
(b) Open spaces.
(c) Adults.
(d) Dogs.

13. What does the girl, whose house Luke broke into, say about the Government monitoring phone calls?
(a) They are understaffed and too incompetent to do a good job monitoring phone calls.
(b) They have bigger problems to worry about.
(c) Her parents are too rich for the Government to bother.
(d) They are too stupid to notice anything.

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

15. What do Luke's brothers, Matthew and Mark, complain that they will have to do since Luke is not allowed outside anymore?
(a) Taking out the garbage.
(b) The laundry.
(c) All of his chores.
(d) The fishing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What does the female third child tell Luke she does sometimes just for fun?

5. 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?

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