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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Luke's mother calls him to come into the house from the woods, what does Luke do for the first time in his life?
(a) He does not obey right away.
(b) He yells "no" at her.
(c) He runs away and hides.
(d) He comes immediately.

2. What does Luke notice the house with the third child sometimes leaves open?
(a) The sliding glass door.
(b) The back door.
(c) The front door.
(d) The kitchen windown.

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

4. 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) He has dirt on his shoes.
(c) The construction workers have started to wonder why the family's shades are always drawn.
(d) He is being punished for looking out the window.

5. What has gone down so low in price that the Luke's father and mother worry about how they will get by?
(a) Grain.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Luke tells his brother he put into the bread?

3. What does Luke's father get angry with him for asking about in Chapter 1?

4. Why didn't Luke's parents take the Population Law seriously when they became pregnant?

5. Who had bet Jen that she didn't know what the weather was like outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luke recall from when he turned 6 that is important to his realizing that he is different from his brothers?

2. Why do the Luke's parents decide to sell their hogs?

3. Why does Luke's father get angry with him in Chapter 1?

4. Why has the property taxes on Luke's home gone up?

5. Does Luke's mother stick up for him?

6. What does Luke's mom tell him about how she became pregnant with him in Chapter 2?

7. Does Luke know what will happen to him if he is seen looking out a window in his house?

8. How does the author grab the reader's attention right away at the beginning of the book?

9. Why is Luke afraid he will never be allowed outside again?

10. What does Luke realize about being an illegal third child?

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