Among the Hidden Ch. 5-7

Luke was depressed because he

• had to feed the hogs.

• felt left out.

• had to clean his room.

• had to do his homework by himself.

In the mail one day was a letter from the Department of Human Habitation saying

• they knew about Luke.

• father had lost his job.

• they had to get rid of the hogs.

• Aunt Effie was in the hospital.

"These hogs are our bread and butter" means

• hogs are really tasty.

• Luke's mom cooks with hog parts.

• hogs make good sandwiches.

• the hogs were needed financially.

When the tax bill arrived

• Mother was relieved.

• it was reason to celebrate.

• it was higher than ever.

• they decided to sell the hogs.

To help the family pay the bills,

• Mother takes a job.

• Luke starts a home business.

• Father takes a second job.

• they decide to start growing their own food.

The people who are going to buy the new houses in the neighborhood are

• from out of the country.

• very wealthy.

• farmers, like Father.

• retired people.

Luke's favorite types of books were

• adventure stories.

• biographies.

• fairy tales.

• science fiction.

Baron families were allowed to have

• no children.

• more than two children.

• any number of children.

• one or two children.

offal means

• something is really bad

• the waste parts of a butchered animal

feeder pigs

• are young pigs that need to be fattened

• are old pigs that help feed the young pigs