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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. How does Jen plan on getting to the rally that she has planned?

2. What signal have Jen and Luke decided upon so Luke will know when it's okay to come and visit her again?

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

4. How many kids does Jen really think will show up at her rally?

5. Jen's father informs Luke that he is now in danger too. Why is Luke in danger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jen do with the mirrors in her house to help her see out the windows?

3. Why does Luke feel guilty for eating food that could sustain a pet?

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 father believe the Government keeps people hovering around the poverty level?

6. What does Jen offer to Luke in Chapter 17 that is illegal?

7. What does Luke say when Jen asks him if he thinks his brothers would ever betray him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Jen helps Luke see that not everyone believes every law is right and he is given his first spark of hope that maybe it is not wrong for him to exist. Explore the theme of hope throughout "Among the Hidden". Why didn't Luke have any hope before he met Jen? Why does Luke's meeting Jen give him hope of a better life? What does Jen hope for? Why is hope such an important theme? Are Jen's parents more hopeful than Luke's?

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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