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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luke's favorite part of his day?

2. Luke realizes his home is not a sanctuary but a ___________.

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

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

5. What time does Luke's Mom get home from work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the concept of Freedom in "Among the Hidden" and what it means to the different characters. Where does freedom pertain to the novel? How do Jen and Luke feel about freedom? Does Luke think of Jen as already being relatively free? How important is it to have freedom in life? Does Jen's family have more freedom than Luke's family because they are Barons?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the concept of courage and compare how it affects Jen and Luke differently. What is courage? What does Luke do during the novel that shows his courage? Is Jen considered courageous? How does Luke's courage differ from Jen's courage?

Essay Topic 3

Luke's father's attitude is verging on abusive in the novel, "Among the Hidden". The purpose of this lesson is to analyze the character of Luke's father and examine his affect on Luke. How does Luke's father treat him? How is Luke's father encouraged by society and by government propaganda? What assumptions can the reader make about how the father feels about Luke based on how he treats Luke?

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