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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. While the Garner family is eating dinner in Chapter 1, they hear tires on the gravel driveway. Where does Luke scramble off to?
(a) Under the table.
(b) Upstairs to hide.
(c) In the pantry.
(d) Under his parent's bed.

2. 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 runs away and hides.
(b) He yells "no" at her.
(c) He does not obey right away.
(d) He comes immediately.

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

4. What new house does Luke spy a child looking out the window of after his dad banishes him from the kitchen?
(a) Big Car Family House.
(b) Sport's Family House.
(c) Gold Family House.
(d) Birdbrain Family House.

5. What do Dad, Matthew, and Mark load up for slaughter at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Hogs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Goats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl, whose house Luke broke into, do while she talks on the phone to her dad?

2. How do the people moving next to Luke's family's home dress?

3. What has Luke been taught all his life to fear?

4. What do Matthew and Mark do while Mom is at work and Dad is fixing the machinery?

5. In Chapter 5, what does the letter from the Government tell Luke's father to get rid of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Luke's mom do when they hear tires on the gravel driveway in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Luke notice changing that makes him decide he'd better act fast if he wants to sneak over to the Sports Family's house?

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

9. Why does it shock Luke to see the young girl from the Sport's Family house using a telephone?

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

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