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WorksheetsAmong the Hidden (Chapters 4-6): Story Elements
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
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.
Which word best describes meal time for Luke?
comical
serious
isolated
pleasant
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.
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
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.
Through the open windows, Luke could hear the rumble of several trucks and cars.
This contains an example of -
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
suspense
The purpose of this simile is to show that the vehicles -
come one after another
make a great deal of noise
draw people out to watch them
are made up of 10 or more cars
11. Luke had to start eating his meals from the stairs instead of at the table because
a. his mother had sold his chair to pay for food
b. his family received a letter from the government
c. a worker asked his father if they had air conditioning
d. the window coverings were not thick enough to hide shadows
17. What stops Luke from complaining about eating on the stairs?
a. He knows his family is only trying to protect him.
b. His family can’t hear what he says from the stairs.
c. He doesn’t want his family to see him cry.
d. He does not want to anger his father.
In the mail one day was a terrible letter from the Department of Human Habitation, saying:
they knew about Luke
they had to get rid of the hogs
Father had lost his job
Aunt Effie was in the hospital
