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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 does Luke get up at dawn to clean in Chapter 25?

2. Why does Jen's father put him hand over Luke's mouth after the Population Police leave?

3. What does Jen say to Luke after he tells her he will see her after the rally?

4. What attribute does Luke realize he has that will make him more able than Jen to help other shadow children?

5. When Jen was younger, where did her mom take her to meet other third children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Luke log onto Jen's family's computer after he breaks into their house?

2. What does Jen's father tell the Population Police to get them to leave his house?

3. How does Luke answer Jen's father when he asks Luke why he didn't stop Jen from going to the rally?

4. What signal have Luke and Jen arranged so that Luke will know when it's okay to come and visit her again?

5. Why does Jen's dad inform Luke that he is now in danger of the Population Police?

6. How does Luke lull himself into a false sense of security in Chapter 21?

7. Why does Jen purposely cut her hand in Chapter 16?

8. What Government propaganda has Luke's family completely believed in that shocks Jen?

9. What does Jen do to assure that no Population Police stop her on the way to the rally?

10. How does Jen perform a background check on Luke?

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

Jen's character is vital to the development of the story. Her influence on Luke is what changes the course of the story. Analyze Jen's character and examine how she affects Luke. What are Jen's strengths, weaknesses, and beliefs? Why does the reader believe her character is important to the overall story? What does her character add to the story?

Essay Topic 3

The beginning of "Among the Hidden" opens in a disquieting note. The author grabs the reader's attention right away by sounding this note of disharmony in an otherwise peaceful scene. Explore how tone is used so effectively in the first few chapters of "Among the Hidden". How does the author set the tone in "Among the Hidden"? How is this tone important for the overall mood of the story? What is the tone in this book? Does this tone seem to go well with the story?

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