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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice does Luke hear in his head encouraging him to go to the stage in Chapter 29?
(a) Don's.
(b) Nina's.
(c) Eli's.
(d) Jen's.

2. When Luke attempts to get to the stage in Chapter 29, who prevents him?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Bodyguards.

3. In Chapter 33, Luke points out how many different tables that have sprung up on the lawn of the old Population Police Headquarters?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 21.
(d) 7.

4. What term refers to a set of conditions, most often of a political nature?
(a) Annotation.
(b) Regime.
(c) Dictum.
(d) Citation.

5. In Chapter 22, Luke changes into a long sleeve shirt that does not have what on it?
(a) Buttons.
(b) A collar.
(c) Sleeves.
(d) An insignia.

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

7. When Luke replays the conversation between Aldous and Oscar in Chapter 26, Luke realizes that Aldous still has power over Oscar because Aldous knows what?
(a) Where the food is stored.
(b) Where Luke is located.
(c) Where the dictator is hiding.
(d) Where the I.D. cards are located.

8. What does Luke cover his face with as he rides a horse to the stage in Chapter 31?
(a) A shirt.
(b) Paint.
(c) A poster.
(d) The quilt.

9. Where does Oscar Wydell say the heads of the Population Police are being held in Chapter 23?
(a) At the bank.
(b) A secret location.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) The Population Police headquarters.

10. Oscar Wydell is trying to locate the location of what in Chapter 25?
(a) Food storage.
(b) Animal storage.
(c) War charts.
(d) Ammunition.

11. In Chapter 25, Luke crawls to hide behind what as someone enters the secret room?
(a) A radiator.
(b) A computer.
(c) A desk.
(d) The signs.

12. What is the area at the Population Police Headquarters where the TV interviews take place over the few days that Luke is there?
(a) The theatre.
(b) The shooting range.
(c) The press room.
(d) The stage.

13. What does Luke make for his breakfast in Chapter 22?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Toast.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) Oatmeal.

14. In Chapter 28, Luke heads to the dining room to get something to eat when he sees what hanging from the stage?
(a) A gun.
(b) His picture.
(c) The signs.
(d) Clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a handicapped boy tells his story to the interviewer in Chapter 27, Luke recognizes him as the stable hand that asked the Population Police for what?

2. How many novels comprise the Shadow Children series?

3. The man that steps forward to take responsibility for overthrowing the Population Police in Chapter 23 indicates they'll be setting up what in the near future?

4. What term represents a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend?

5. In Chapter 31, Luke points out that everything that happened is the Population Police's fault, not the fault of whom?

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