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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) Unwanted kids.
(b) Third kids.
(c) Shadow kids.
(d) Forgotten kids.

2. What time does Luke notice all the new houses are empty by?
(a) 8:30 AM.
(b) 9:00 AM.
(c) 8:00 AM.
(d) 7:30 AM.

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

4. What time of the day is it when Luke sees the blinds flip up and down quickly in an upstairs window of one of the new houses?
(a) 11 PM.
(b) 10 PM.
(c) 10 AM.
(d) 11 AM.

5. 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 comes immediately.
(b) He runs away and hides.
(c) He yells "no" at her.
(d) He does not obey right away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since the woods near his home were torn down, how many months has Luke been trapped inside his house?

2. Why doesn't Luke tell his mother about what he has found in his room allowing him to look outside?

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

4. How many residents does Luke watch leave their houses before he sneaks over the the third child's house?

5. Why is Luke afraid he will never be allowed outside again?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Luke recall from when he turned 6 that is important to his realizing that he is different from his brothers?

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

6. Does Luke's mother stick up for him?

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

8. Why does Luke's father get angry with him in Chapter 1?

9. What does Luke see while looking out his attic vents in Chapter 8?

10. How different is Luke's family from Jen's Family?

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