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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. Why was Jen's father able to take Jen's body?

2. Why is the Government forbidding Luke's dad from doing a particular thing in Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 17, what does Jen tell Luke that her mother dragged her out to go do?

4. What does Jen call Luke for not wanting to go to the rally?

5. Why does Luke go stir crazy in his house the first few weeks of April?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luke do to break into Jen's house in Chapter 26?

2. What does Jen's father say in response to Luke being shocked that he works for the Population Police?

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

4. What are the practical differences between Luke and Jen's families?

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

6. How does Jen's mother take her shopping?

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

8. What does Luke tell Jen when she comes to his room the night she leaves to the rally?

9. Why does Jen's father believe the Government keeps people hovering around the poverty level?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reason for Luke and Jen being shadow children is made clear in the novel, "Among the Hidden" -- the country faced a crisis of overpopulation and famine. The government reacted to the crisis with the Population Law, where no one is allowed more than two children. Analyze the theme of overpopulation. What does the Government in this novel give for the reason of the Population Law? Compare the world in "Among the Hidden" to how the world is today. Is our world headed in that direction?

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

In Chapter 14, Luke meets Jen and his life changes forever. He is amazed by how different her life is from his, even though she is a third child like him. Compare Luke's family with Jen's family, examining how different the life of a Baron is to the life of a farmer. How does each family live? What do their homes look like: the furniture, decorations, etc.? What are their families like? How old are they? What do they look like? What type of rules does each family have?

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