AMONG THE HIDDEN Chapters 7 - 9

Because Luke can't go to school, he educates himself by...

• ...reading the books he has in the attic.

• ...researching things on the family computer.

• ...studying Matthew and Mark's textbooks and doing their homework for them.

• ...practicing his spelling and math each day.

What is the name that Luke's Mom and Dad call the new residents that will be living next to them?

• Chiefs
• Lords
• Kings
• Barons

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What do Matthew and Mark do while Mom is at work and Dad is fixing the machinery?

• go to school
• work in the fields
• work in the factory
• stay inside with Luke

Why was Luke so shocked when he went down and looked in the kitchen?

• dad was still there so he had to stay upstairs
• the shades were pulled down and he could move about freely
• Mother had left a surprise waiting for him on the kitchen table
• Matthew and Mark left a game for him to play while they were away

Even though the shades were pulled, what caused Luke to go back to the attic?

• the floor squeaked
• he heard someone knock on the door
• he heard a car door slam shut
• he heard Matthew and Mark outside in the bard

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What were the words that Luke heard in his head over and over when he went back up to the attic?

• You may not leave the attic during the day. That's an order."
• "You stay hidden. I don't want to have to tell you this again."
• "I forbid you to come downstairs again."
• "You stay hidden. That's an order."

Read this quote from Chapter Eight and analyze it for Figurative Language. "The Sports Family was next, the boys carrying football pads and helmets, their mother teetering on high heels. Then there was a flurry of cars streaming from every driveway onto the still-sparkling new streets." What TWO types of Figurative Language are used in the quote?

• Simile and Metaphor

• Metaphor and Alliteration

• Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia and Repetition

Analyze the quote from Chapter Eight for Figurative Language. "Luke scrambled down from his chair, his head spinning with plans." What type of Figurative Language is used?

• Irony

• Idiom

• Allusion

• Simile

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word. "Luke was so excited, he stepped into the kitchen without a second thought this time. Who cared if the floor creaked? No one was there to hear it. He gathered up dishes from the table and piled them into the sink; scrubbing everything with extraordinary zeal." What does the word zeal mean?

• enthusiasm

• sadness

• anger

• weakness

How did Luke know that all the people in the neighborhood were gone. 

• He listened for the right number of cars to leave.
• He watched out the vent and counted until 28 people left.
• He knew from prior watching that all the people were gone by 10 in the morning.
• There was no way to know for sure. He was just hoping they were gone.

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