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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The female third child introduces herself as Jennifer Rose Talbot; who does she say is usually very jumpy people?
(a) Shadow kids.
(b) Third kids.
(c) Forgotten kids.
(d) Unwanted kids.

2. How old was Luke when he finally realized that not all children had to hide from visitors?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

3. What do Luke's parents tell him that the Government forced them to sell?
(a) Their house.
(b) Their car.
(c) Their cabin by the lake.
(d) The woods next to their house.

4. 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.

5. What does Luke notice first as he makes his way outside to sneak over to the third child's house?
(a) The fresh air on his face.
(b) The breeze ruffling his clothes.
(c) The crunch of gravel under his feet.
(d) The feel of the sun on his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazes Jen about Luke in Chapter 15?

2. What is so amazing for Luke to look out upon from his room in Chapter 3?

3. How do the people moving next to Luke's family's home dress?

4. What are some of the orders Luke recalls the Government giving his family in the past?

5. What is Luke delighted to find after his whole family leaves in a hurry in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luke do when he realizes the screen door to the Sport's Family's house is locked?

2. Why has the property taxes on Luke's home gone up?

3. Even though his family has a startling lack of empathy for his position, how does Luke show his empathy in Chapter 7?

4. What does Luke realize about his home as he prepares to sprint over to the Sport's Family's house?

5. How does the author grab the reader's attention right away at the beginning of the book?

6. Why do the Luke's parents decide to sell their hogs?

7. What is Luke's father's attitude about Luke?

8. Does Luke know what will happen to him if he is seen looking out a window in his house?

9. What does Luke realize about being an illegal third child?

10. Why does Luke have to hide away from other people?

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