Among the Hidden (Chapters 4-6): Story Elements

“These hogs are our bread and butter” means: 

• hogs are really tasty
• hogs make good sandwiches
• Luke’s mom makes bread out of hog parts
• selling the hogs gave them money to pay the bills

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The people who were going to buy the new houses in the neighborhood were probably: 

• from out of town
• very wealthy
• farmers, like father
• retired people

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How much more money is the tax bill from previous years?

• 2 times more
• 3 times more
• 4 times more
• 5 times more

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why does Luke's family have to get rid of the hogs?

• No reason. The government just doesn't like pigs.

• Pigs are too much like pets and therefore having pigs was against the law.

• The people moving into the new neighborhood by the Garner family's house wouldn't like the smell of pigs.

• Keeping hogs is a waste of time and money.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Based on this excerpt, the reader can infer -

• Dad suspected that the Government was going to make them sell the hogs.

• The family has a second income source, so they will survive financially without the hogs.

• Dad does not have much education.

• This is the second warning letter the Government has sent.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which word best describes meal time for Luke?

• comical

• serious

• isolated

• pleasant

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Complete the cause and effect relationship.

The Government is looking for a way to get additional funds. Therefore, ____.

• They are forcing Luke's family to sell the hogs.

• The Government bought Luke's family's farm.

• Luke's family must pay the Government to continue to run the hog farm.

• Luke's family must pay higher taxes.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Usually the Garner's mail was just bills or thin envelopes carrying curt orders of the Government about how much corn to plant, which fertilizer to use, and where to take their crop when it was harvested.

The word curt most likely means -

• short

• intense

• civil

• polite

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Based on the excerpt, the reader can conclude -

• The Willikers are best friends with the Garners.

• The Willikers support the Government's laws.

• The Willikers would be willing to keep the Garner's secret that Luke exists.

• The Willikers are inhuman.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Through the open windows, Luke could hear the rumble of several trucks and cars.

This contains an example of -

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• suspense