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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luke get up at dawn to watch every morning?
(a) The work on the new houses.
(b) The animals out his window.
(c) His family eat breakfast.
(d) The sun rise.

2. It's harvest time and the family is working harder than ever, what does Luke's mom make sure to leave him every day?
(a) A jug of water.
(b) A supply of food.
(c) A new pile of books.
(d) Some new video games.

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

4. What does Mark offer to play a game of with Luke to cheer him up after barging into his room?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Clue.
(c) Dominos.
(d) Chess.

5. What does Luke's father get angry with him for asking about in Chapter 1?
(a) For asking when he'll be able to go outside again.
(b) For asking about why he must sleep in the attic.
(c) For asking if he'll be able to look out the windows when people move into the new houses.
(d) For asking for seconds at dinner.

6. 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) Two tiny windows.
(d) A drain.

7. 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) People in cheap cars wishing they could buy the houses.
(c) His grandparents.
(d) People in expensive looking cars looking to buy the houses.

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

9. Why didn't Luke's parents take the Population Law seriously when they became pregnant?
(a) They were mad at the Government.
(b) They were too scared.
(c) They didn't care what the Government thought.
(d) The law was new and they figured the Government would get over its foolishness.

10. Why do Luke's brothers make fun of the bread he made?
(a) It's doughy.
(b) It's lopsided and lumpy.
(c) It's a funny color.
(d) It's burnt.

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Dad say is the reason for the tax increase on their property?

3. How does Luke feel about the new houses being built next to his home?

4. Who did Luke's Mother hide her pregnancy from?

5. What event does Luke recall that made him realize his brothers have never had to hide like him?

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