Among the Hidden Ch 1-10

1. Why did Luke’s dad sell the woods?

• a. the government forced him to

• b. another farmer offered him a lot of money

• c. the family owed the government money

• d. the land was needed for building housing

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

• a. families were limited to one child each

• b. families were not allowed to have any more children for the next 10 years

• c. families could not have more than 2 sons

• d. families could not have more than 2 children

3. The only time Luke’s family defied the government was when they

• a. kept Luke

• b. had his brother Mark

• c. refused to sell their land

• d. cheated on their taxes

4. When did Luke’s mother tell him why he had to hide?

• a. the day the government began clearing the land

• b. the day of Luke’s sixth birthday

• c. the day of Matthew’s eighth birthday

• d. the day a government worker came to their house

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

• a. he didn’t know he was illegal

• b. he was afraid of the government

• c. his mother always made him pie

• d. he was able to go in the woods

6. The toy train Luke was playing with had first belonged to

• a. Luke

• b. Luke’s father

• c. Luke’s brother

• d. Luke’s grandfather

7. Why wasn’t Luke’s mother scared when she became pregnant for him?

• a. There wasn’t a Population Law yet.

• b. She believed the government would get over its foolishness.

• c. She already had a plan for hiding Luke.

• d. She knew the woods would be enough cover for hiding Luke.

8. Luke’s bedroom was in the

• a. back of the house

• b. attic

• c. basement

• d. shed

9. Besides his own family, the only human being Luke had ever seen was

• a. a tramp

• b. a government worker

• c. Mark’s school friend

• d. his grandmother

10. Why didn’t Luke tell his parents about his ability to look through the vents?

• a. Luke’s parents were too busy to worry about vents

• b. Luke was afraid his parents might forbid it

• c. Luke’s father had warned him to never go near the vents

• d. Luke’s parents didn’t know the vents were there