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Among the Hidden Chapters 7-15
Among the Hidden Chapters 7-15
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1
What amazes Jen about Luke during his first visit?
he has never used a telephone
he has never watched television
he has never seen a doctor
he has never met anyone outside of his immediate family
2
When Luke first discovered Jen, she was
reading a book
watching television
typing on the computer
tackling Luke
3
What inference can be made about Jen?
She is an undercover agent for the Population Police
She reads a lot like Luke
She is a spy
She is a tomboy
4
He put his right foot out, tentatively, not quite daring to put his full weight on it. What two words mean 'tentatively'
hesitant & unsure
unsure & absolute
sure and unsure
absolute & hesitant
5
In Chapter 11, Luke suspects that the Sports Family mother returned home from work for a few minutes to
close the blinds for a third child
check to see if anyone appeared home at Luke’s house
put dinner in the crock pot
get something she left behind
6
Among the Hidden: At the end of chapter 8, what does Luke see at the "Sports Family" House?
A third child looking out the window.
I don't remember.
A light in the window
Nothing
7
Jen explains that she is sometimes able to leave her house because
her mother is a government agent
her parents bribe people
no one really pays attention
she goes out disguised as a boy
8
Top of page 52, "He spent entire days plotting his route." What does "plotting" mean in this context?
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose
a chart showing the course of a craft, as a ship or airplane.
a small piece or area of ground:
main idea of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
9
What c an you infer now that Mother has a job? (There is more than one right answer)
Luke will be alone even more
Mother will have to bring home fast food
Mother will not do well at her job
Luke's family will have more money
10
How many neighbors did Luke have to count leaving their homes to know that everyone was gone for the day?
twenty-four
twenty-eight
twenty
twenty-six
11
How would the story change if it were written from Luke's dad's perspective?
nothing would change
Luke's dad would describe him as careless and naive.
Luke's dad would show more care and attention to him
Luke's mom and dad would argue more often
12
All of the following made Luke suspicious of the Sports Family house except
once Luke thought he saw the glow of a television screen
Luke noticed that heavy blinds stayed down in the evenings
Luke noticed that different lights were on at different times
Luke thought he could see a shadow walking around often
13
Luke sees all of these families except?
Big Car Family
Birdbrain Family
Gold Family
Golf Family
14
What evidence from the text helps you understand the meaning of the word 'battered'?
"sat in the back of the truck making sure the trailer stayed hitched right"
"Luke watched through the vent at the front of the house..."
"...Luke could see Matthew's hangdog expression."
"Then when the three of them came into the house..."
15
After realizing she didn’t need to be afraid of Luke, Jen used the phone to call
her father
another third child
her mother
the alarm company
16
What was one of Luke's advantages sitting at the other side of the room?
He could say what he wanted without his parents hearing
He can leave whenever he wants
He can listen to music while he eats
He gets the best food
17
"...surveying the chaos of dirty pans and crumb-covered plates left in kitchen." What does 'chaos' mean in this context?
complete disorder
uproar
orderly
confusion
18
What prevented Luke from visiting the Sports Family house in early October?
It rained three days in a row
Dad was always home bringing in the harvest
All of the above
Luke was afraid of leaving footprints in the mud
19
According to Jen, it was safe to use the phone without fear of the government tracing the call to a third child because
the government did not listen in on certain phone lines
Jen’s voice sounds just like her brothers’
she knew the Population Police
the government is not that competent
20
As Luke enters the Sports Family house, what happens?
the alarm sounds
the phone rings
he trips over his own feet
he notices that the front window is wide open
21
"Luke watched through the vent at the front of the house as Dad drove by in
battered
pickup with each load."
old, beat up, falling apart
dipped in batter
loud
brand new
22
After supper one night, what does Luke notice about the sports family house?
someone forgot to close the shades.
all of the windows were totally blocked.
all of the windows had curtains but no shades.
he could see shadows through the thin curtains.
23
After Luke realized that the Sports Family was the only new neighboring family that kept their windows totally blocked
all of the above
he began watching the Sports Family house constantly
he checked the vents early in the morning and late in the evening
he told his brother Mark about his suspicions
24
As Luke stood outside contemplating going to the Sports Family house, he suddenly began to think of his own home as a
prison
sanctuary
torture chamber
church
25
What evidence from the text helped you understand the meaning of 'chaos'?
"He knew not to look out..."
"His heart gave a strange jump..."
"...dirty pans and crumb-covered plates..."
"Luke peeked around the stairway door..."
26
When Luke discovered the screen door at the back of the Sports Family house was locked, he
he cried
plunged his hand through the screen door
cut the screen with a pocket knife
ran back home to think of a new plan
