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

2. The female third child introduces herself as Jennifer Rose Talbot; who does she say is usually very jumpy people?
(a) Forgotten kids.
(b) Shadow kids.
(c) Unwanted kids.
(d) Third kids.

3. What has Luke been taught all his life to fear?
(a) Other children.
(b) Open spaces.
(c) Adults.
(d) Dogs.

4. What does Luke's Dad do every day at lunchtime?
(a) Turns on the radio and eats lunch.
(b) Reads a book while eating what his wife left him for lunch.
(c) Watches television and eats take-out.
(d) Sits and chats with Luke while they eat lunch.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Luke call the new family that has a row of birdhouses in their backyard?

3. What do Luke's brothers, Matthew and Mark, complain that they will have to do since Luke is not allowed outside anymore?

4. What does the female third child tell Luke she does sometimes just for fun?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Luke comes upon the girl in the Sport's Family's house?

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

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

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

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

8. What is one of the things that Luke observes in Chapter 11 that confirms to him that there is someone hiding in the Sports Family home?

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

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

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