Among the Hidden Test

Why did Luke's dad sell the woods?

• the government forced him to
• another farmer offered him a lot of money
• the family owed the government money
• the land was needed for building housing

The Population Law went into effect before Luke was born and stated that

• families were limited to one child each
• families were not allowed to any more children for the next 10 years
• families could not have more than 2 sons
• families could not have more than 2 children

Why was Luke able to bear hiding while he was young?

• he liked hiding
• he was afraid of the government
• his mother always made him pie
• he was able to go in the woods

Why wasn't Luke's mother scared when she became pregnant with him?

• There wasn't a population law yet
• She believed the government would get over its foolishness.
• She already had a plan for hiding Luke
• She knew the woods would be enough cover for hiding Luke

What stops Luke from complaining about eating on the stairs?

• He knows his family is only trying to protect him
• His family can't hear what he says from the stairs.
• He doesn't want his family to see him cry
• He does not want to anger his father

Who is going to be living in the new housing being built where the woods stood?

• government workers and other people from the city
• other families who are hiding children
• soldiers
• farmers

When mother looks at the tax bill, she notices that it is

• twice as much as last year
• three times as much as last year.
• four times as much as last year
• five times as much as last year

After the family discusses the difficulty of paying the tax bill, mother announces that she has just received

• a second tax bill
• a letter from her sister
• a work permit
• an anonymous check

Mother got a job working

• at a refinery
• at a dairy
• at a factory
• at a restaurant

Each morning, Luke rises at dawn so that he doesn’t miss

• breakfast
• sunrise
• mother
• the workmen