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

2. After Matthew asks how the family can possibly pay the property taxes, what does Mother announce she has just received?

3. What did Luke's mother and father see on TV while pregnant that scared them?

4. Why does Jen say that she looked out the window the day Luke saw her?

5. While the Garner family is eating dinner in Chapter 1, they hear tires on the gravel driveway. Where does Luke scramble off to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Luke comes upon the girl in the Sport's Family's house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who are the Barons?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 14, Luke meets Jen and his life changes forever. He is amazed by how different her life is from his, even though she is a third child like him. Compare Luke's family with Jen's family, examining how different the life of a Baron is to the life of a farmer. How does each family live? What do their homes look like: the furniture, decorations, etc.? What are their families like? How old are they? What do they look like? What type of rules does each family have?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the use of flashbacks in narrative writing and explore those used in the novel "Among the Hidden". How does the use of flashbacks help develop the main character? Are the flashbacks used in this novel important for the development of his character? Would the reader like more flashbacks to learn even more about the character?

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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