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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luke imagine in Chapter 7, which he feels guilty about?
(a) Moving in with a family with only one child and living a normal life.
(b) Wanting one of his brothers to die so he can take their place.
(c) Running away.
(d) Wishing he'd never been born.

2. What do Matthew and Mark do while Mom is at work and Dad is fixing the machinery?
(a) They are in school.
(b) Take care of the animals and yard.
(c) Plow the fields.
(d) Harvest the fields.

3. What name do Luke's Mom and Dad call the new residents that will be living next to them?
(a) Barons.
(b) Chiefs.
(c) Earls.
(d) Lords.

4. What time does Luke's Mom get home from work?
(a) 7:00 PM.
(b) 6:00 PM.
(c) 5:30 PM.
(d) 6:30 PM.

5. What is Luke delighted to find after his whole family leaves in a hurry in Chapter 8?
(a) The kitchen windown shade is up.
(b) The kitchen window shade is down.
(c) A freshly baked cake.
(d) A big slab of butter for his toast.

6. What do Luke's brothers, Matthew and Mark, complain that they will have to do since Luke is not allowed outside anymore?
(a) All of his chores.
(b) The fishing.
(c) Taking out the garbage.
(d) The laundry.

7. What does Luke notice the house with the third child sometimes leaves open?
(a) The back door.
(b) The sliding glass door.
(c) The kitchen windown.
(d) The front door.

8. What event does Luke recall that made him realize his brothers have never had to hide like him?
(a) Mark's birthday party.
(b) His mother's birthday party.
(c) Matthew's birthday party.
(d) His father's birthday party.

9. What is Luke playing with in Chapter 3 that had once been his favorite toy?
(a) A train.
(b) A dinosaur.
(c) A racecar.
(d) A dump truck.

10. What does Mother do when she opens the tax bill?
(a) She tears it to pieces.
(b) She is so startled she drops it.
(c) She begins to weep over it.
(d) She clutches it to her chest.

11. What does Luke's mother say is the reason she became pregnant with him?
(a) They were forced to get pregnant.
(b) It was an accident and they were very upset about it.
(c) They planned to get pregnant.
(d) It was an accident but they wanted him very much.

12. Why doesn't Luke tell his mother about what he has found in his room allowing him to look outside?
(a) He fears they will forbid him from using it anymore.
(b) He knows they will cover it up.
(c) He wants it to be his secret.
(d) He doesn't want to get in trouble.

13. After Luke's mother calls him to come into the house from the woods, what does Luke do for the first time in his life?
(a) He runs away and hides.
(b) He does not obey right away.
(c) He yells "no" at her.
(d) He comes immediately.

14. Why is Luke afraid he will never be allowed outside again?
(a) Because he did not listen to his mother.
(b) Because the woods are being cut down.
(c) Because he was seen by a stranger.
(d) Because he disobeyed his father.

15. Who did Luke's Mother hide her pregnancy from?
(a) Everyone, even her own mother and sisters.
(b) Her father and sisters.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) A few of her friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Luke not stop thinking about, so much so that he can't even concentrate on playing with his favorite toy?

2. Why does Luke always pause at the bottom of the steps when he comes down for breakfast in the mornings?

3. Why are the new residents that will be living next to Luke called a special name?

4. Why does the girl who pinned Luke down after entering her house let him go?

5. Who is going to be living in the new houses being built next to Luke's home?

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