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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luke notice first as he makes his way outside to sneak over to the third child's house?
(a) The crunch of gravel under his feet.
(b) The fresh air on his face.
(c) The feel of the sun on his face.
(d) The breeze ruffling his clothes.

2. The books Luke reads that are his fathers, what are they about?
(a) Tractors.
(b) Countryside grasses and pig diseases.
(c) Monster trucks.
(d) Motorcylces.

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

4. 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) 10 AM.
(b) 11 AM.
(c) 10 PM.
(d) 11 PM.

5. What does Luke imagine in Chapter 7, which he feels guilty about?
(a) Wishing he'd never been born.
(b) Running away.
(c) Wanting one of his brothers to die so he can take their place.
(d) Moving in with a family with only one child and living a normal life.

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

7. What is Luke's favorite part of his day?
(a) When his mother comes up to tuck him into bed.
(b) When his brothers come to play checkers with him.
(c) In the morning when he can watch the new houses.
(d) When his dad comes home for lunch.

8. What is Luke playing with in Chapter 3 that had once been his favorite toy?
(a) A dinosaur.
(b) A train.
(c) A racecar.
(d) A dump truck.

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

10. 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?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

11. Why has Luke been banned from using the telephone?
(a) He tries to call his dad at work too much.
(b) He always talks too long.
(c) He likes to call random people and hang up.
(d) The Government has the technology to trace a call and can even verify the caller's identity.

12. What does the girl, whose house Luke broke into, do while she talks on the phone to her dad?
(a) She rolls her eyes.
(b) She drums her fingers on the table.
(c) She yawns.
(d) She bites her nails.

13. What amazes Jen about Luke in Chapter 15?
(a) That he is crying.
(b) That he has never met anybody outside of his parents and brothers.
(c) That he had the guts to sneak over to her house.
(d) That he has never seen a girl before.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Luke tells Jen how he found out about her, what is Jen stunned to hear about Luke?

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?

3. After Jen tells Luke in Chapter 15 that he has come to the right place and to forget that hiding-like-a-mole stuff, what does she tell him that she is?

4. What name do Luke's Mom and Dad call the new residents that will be living next to them?

5. Why does Jen say that she looked out the window the day Luke saw her?

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