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- 1. Multiple Choice
Because Luke can't go to school, he educates himself by...
...reading the books he has in the attic.
...researching things on the family computer.
...studying Matthew and Mark's textbooks and doing their homework for them.
...practicing his spelling and math each day.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name that Luke's Mom and Dad call the new residents that will be living next to them?ChiefsLordsKingsBarons
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do Matthew and Mark do while Mom is at work and Dad is fixing the machinery?go to schoolwork in the fieldswork in the factorystay inside with Luke
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Luke so shocked when he went down and looked in the kitchen?dad was still there so he had to stay upstairsthe shades were pulled down and he could move about freelyMother had left a surprise waiting for him on the kitchen tableMatthew and Mark left a game for him to play while they were away
- 5. Multiple ChoiceEven though the shades were pulled, what caused Luke to go back to the attic?the floor squeakedhe heard someone knock on the doorhe heard a car door slam shuthe heard Matthew and Mark outside in the bard
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the words that Luke heard in his head over and over when he went back up to the attic?You may not leave the attic during the day. That's an order.""You stay hidden. I don't want to have to tell you this again.""I forbid you to come downstairs again.""You stay hidden. That's an order."
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read this quote from Chapter Eight and analyze it for Figurative Language. "The Sports Family was next, the boys carrying football pads and helmets, their mother teetering on high heels. Then there was a flurry of cars streaming from every driveway onto the still-sparkling new streets." What TWO types of Figurative Language are used in the quote?
Simile and Metaphor
Metaphor and Alliteration
Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia and Repetition
- 8. Multiple Choice
Analyze the quote from Chapter Eight for Figurative Language. "Luke scrambled down from his chair, his head spinning with plans." What type of Figurative Language is used?
Irony
Idiom
Allusion
Simile
- 9. Multiple Choice
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word. "Luke was so excited, he stepped into the kitchen without a second thought this time. Who cared if the floor creaked? No one was there to hear it. He gathered up dishes from the table and piled them into the sink; scrubbing everything with extraordinary zeal." What does the word zeal mean?
enthusiasm
sadness
anger
weakness
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow did Luke know that all the people in the neighborhood were gone.He listened for the right number of cars to leave.He watched out the vent and counted until 28 people left.He knew from prior watching that all the people were gone by 10 in the morning.There was no way to know for sure. He was just hoping they were gone.
- 11. Multiple Choice
"Barron" is the names referred to the people moving in next to the farm into the new houses. What is a Barron?
Extremely poor people
Luke's family
Very rich people
- 12. Multiple Choice
What puzzled Luke in the kitchen? (it was the first time in 6 months he was able to go into the kitchen)
Someone ate all the food
the refrigerator broke
the shade was pulled down in the kitchen
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why was Luke scratching the wall one morning?
He was attempting to escape
he was cleaning and messed up the wall
he was counting the neighbors that were leaving
he didn't scratch the wall
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who explained to Luke that walking around the house during the day was dangerous?
Mom
Dad
Mark
Mathew
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the problem with bread baking in an empty house?
It would suggest someone is home baking the bread
Bread was not going to be the right flavor
Bread would burn
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