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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?
(a) Symbol.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Protagonist.

2. In Chapter 21, Luke moves through the crowd and away from all of the chaos where?
(a) Under a tree.
(b) Into a garden.
(c) In a barn.
(d) Behind a rock.

3. When was Margaret Peterson Haddix born?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1951.

4. In Chapter 30, Luke believes that nothing has changed and that he will be what part of society forever?
(a) Vagrant.
(b) Untrusted.
(c) Illegal.
(d) Folk hero.

5. How many novels comprise the Shadow Children series?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 14.

6. In Chapter 19, who pulls his truck out of the garage and people crowd into the cab and the bed of the truck?
(a) Ricky Everts.
(b) Don Everts.
(c) James Everts.
(d) Mark Everts.

7. Luke realizes in Chapter 29 that Oscar and the boy back where represent the same things?
(a) Lenore.
(b) China.
(c) Chiutza.
(d) Zanbar.

8. Who brings Luke's attention to the unlatched door in Chapter 30?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Eli.
(d) Peter.

9. In Chapter 32, Luke tells the whole story of his life, up until the time he arrived where?
(a) Chiutza.
(b) The Grant family's home.
(c) His grandfather's house.
(d) The Population Police Headquarters.

10. In Chapter 30, Luke returns where feeling defeated?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) The stables.
(c) Eli's house.
(d) The cave.

11. When Luke reaches the stage in Chapter 31, he grabs the microphone and begins telling the crowd that this is one of whose horses?
(a) Oscar Wydell's.
(b) The Population Police's.
(c) Aileen Mootispaw's.
(d) Philip Twinings's.

12. Where does Luke fall asleep in the end of Chapter 21?
(a) Emily's stall.
(b) Rebecca's stall.
(c) Jenny's stall.
(d) Sasha's stall.

13. Where did Margaret Peterson Haddix grow up?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Ohio.

14. Two of the major events that led to the governmental overthrow were events Luke was involved in. What was the second?
(a) Luke's refusal to kill the old woman.
(b) Killing the dictator.
(c) Killing Jen.
(d) Putting manure on the path.

15. Who destroyed the old identity cards leading to the overthrow of the government in the novel?
(a) Jen.
(b) Eli.
(c) Nina.
(d) Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse that Luke goes to tend in Chapter 21?

2. What is the area at the Population Police Headquarters where the TV interviews take place over the few days that Luke is there?

3. What is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as"?

4. In Chapter 32, the security guards by the stage pull out what?

5. How long have the people been speaking for the Population Police and against third children in Chapter 31?

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