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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 tells Jen how he found out about her, what is Jen stunned to hear about Luke?
(a) That his dad yelled at him for cleaning the house and baking bread.
(b) That his parents make him eat breakfast on the stairs.
(c) That he has never left his own property and he has been trapped in his house for months.
(d) That his brothers tease him about being a third child.

2. How many residents does Luke watch leave their houses before he sneaks over the the third child's house?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the new residents that will be living next to Luke called a special name?

2. After Matthew asks how the family can possibly pay the property taxes, what does Mother announce she has just received?

3. What does Luke listen to while standing in the woods in Chapter 1?

4. What has gone down so low in price that the Luke's father and mother worry about how they will get by?

5. Why has Luke been banned from using the telephone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How different is Luke's family from Jen's Family?

2. Who are the Barons?

3. Why does Luke's favorite toy, his train, cause him to be sad?

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

5. Why does Luke have to hide away from other people?

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

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

8. What does Luke see while looking out his attic vents in Chapter 8?

9. What does Luke realize about his home as he prepares to sprint over to the Sport's Family's house?

10. What does Luke discover in his room and what does it do for him?

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