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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother do when she opens the tax bill?

2. Why does Luke's mother make him sit and eat his breakfast on the bottom step to the attic?

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

4. What does Jen do when Luke asks her questions about that day he saw her?

5. What does the girl, whose house Luke broke into, say about the Government monitoring phone calls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Luke's mother do so that the family can pay the property tax bill?

5. What is one of the things that Luke observes in Chapter 11 that confirms to him that there is someone hiding in the Sports Family home?

6. What are the names that Luke makes up for his new neighbors?

7. Why does it shock Luke to see the young girl from the Sport's Family house using a telephone?

8. What does Luke notice changing that makes him decide he'd better act fast if he wants to sneak over to the Sports Family's house?

9. What does Luke do all day to help pass the time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of "Among the Hidden", the main character, Luke, is a quiet, powerless twelve-year-old. He knows nothing about the world he lives in because he's never been outside his own home. Analyze the character of Luke, exploring his maturity level and ideals at the beginning of the story. How do Luke's actions and the things he worries about show how mature he is? Does Luke complain about his life? How does Luke treat the other members of his family? How is he treated by his family? Does Luke take his difficult situation for granted?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the use of foreshadowing in the "Among the Hidden" and analyze how it affects the overall story. Why would Margaret Peterson Haddix choose to use this literary device in her writing? How does the use of foreshadow enhance the story? Is it easy to see where foreshadowing has been used?

Essay Topic 3

Luke started out the story as a scared, powerless twelve-year-old who had no hope of ever living a normal life. Throughout the book he goes through a tremendous change and is no longer that same person at the end. Explore the theme of coming of age, and analysis the changes in Luke's character. What does coming of age mean? How did meeting Jen change Luke's life? How have Luke's ideals and goals changed? What has Luke learned about himself and life?

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