Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Final Test
Directions: Either choose the best answer, fill in the blank, or answer with complete sentences for each question.
Exposition
1. Luke’s family ________________ for a living. The government gave them two orders pertaining to their way of life.
Describe what the orders were: a.
b.
2. Luke has two brothers named ______________ and _____________.
Major Conflict:
3. The government in Luke’s society is
a. democratic
b. fair
c. totalitarian
d. honest
4. Mrs. Garner must go to work at a __________ to help the family earn a living.
a. junk food factory
b. chicken factory
c. hog farm
d. school
5. Name two restrictions other than the population law that most have to abide by in
Luke’s society. a.
b.
6. Luke is a forbidden child in their society. What could happen to them as a result of not following the law?
Rising Action
7. Jen Talbot and her family are considered to be _________________, which is a special class of people in the society.
8. Give three examples of how Jen’s family is different from Luke’s.
a.
b.
c.
9. Jen is planning to have a _______________ with other ________________ children to gain their __________________.
Climax:
10. Luke decides not to attend the rally because
a. his mother won’t let him.
b. Jen won’t let him.
c. he gets sick.
d. he is too afraid.
11. The rally took place at
a. the baron’s house
b. the president’s house
c. Jen’s house
d. population police headquarters
12. _________ and 40 other hidden children were ____________ at the rally.
Falling Action:
13. Luke found out about the outcome of the rally from
a. the radio
b. the television
c. his dad
d. Jen’s dad
14. Jen’s dad bribed the ______________ ______________ with ___________ ___________ to get them to leave his house.
15. Mr. Talbot had to be careful of what he said because the Population Police had _______________ the house and himself to find out more information.
Resolution
16. Mr. Talbot suggested that Luke get a ___________ ____________. He could help Luke because he worked for the _________________ __________________.
17. After explaining to his parents, Luke became __________ ______________ who was supposedly a runaway that was being sent to a _______________ school.
Characterization:
18. Would Luke be a round or flat character? ___________________
Give one reason for your answer:
19. Would Jen be a round or flat character? ___________________
Give one reason for your answer:
20. Jen would be a _______________ character because she always believed to the
end that the ____________________ was wrong about the population law.
21. Luke would be a __________________ character because he realized later in the book that the government was wrong and he should be able to ______________ freely.
22. Name the protagonist of the story and give a reason to support your answer.
23. Name the antagonist of the story and give a reason to support your answer.
Extra Credit:
1. Explain two examples of external conflicts in the story.
2. Luke and his family believed things the Government told them that were not true. Describe two things they believed but were not actually true.