Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Among the Hidden Key 1 - Answer ID # 0237173

Chapters 1-3

1. | Why did Luke hesitate when his mother called him inside?
2. | What new discovery in his room in the attic made Luke so excited?
3. | Why did Luke get so excited about seeing all the men on the work site?
4. | What are the names of Luke's brothers?
5. | What did Luke discover when he looked out the vents?

Chapter 4-6

6. | What did the official letter tell the family?
7. | Why did Luke have to eat in the stairwell?
8. | What did Dad do when Matthew brought him the official letter?
9. | What was Luke's main entertainment during the day?
10. | What was the first bad thing that happened to Luke?

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Chapter 7-10

11. | Who did Luke think he saw looking out the Sports family's window?
12. | Why did Mom fall asleep while she was telling Luke about her day?
13. | Why did Luke tell Mark that the bread he had made was poisoned?
14. | Who was moving into the new houses?
15. | What did Luke do the day the family forgot to put the shades up?

Chapters 11-14

16. | What did Luke find in the Sports family's house?
17. | What happened when Luke finally ran across the yard to the other house?
18. | What had Luke missed the most since being cooped up in the house?
19. | What did Luke plan to do as soon as the ground dried?
20. | How did Luke get into the Sports family's house?

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Chapter 15-16

21. | Why did Luke have to leave Jen's house?
22. | What signal did they finally agree upon?
23. | What did all of Jen's mom's husbands have in common?
24. | How did Jen want Luke to signal her, if he was going to come over?
25. | Why was Luke so confused when he was talking to the girl?

Chapters 17-19

26. | Who is Jen talking to?
27. | How does Jen leave the house without anyone seeing her?
28. | What does the government want everyone to be according to Jen?
29. | What does Luke's family get to eat that Jen's family doesn't?
30. | Why didn't Jen respond to Luke's signal on the third day after his visit?

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Chapters 20-24

31. | What did Jen do to ensure the safety of the rally?
32. | What do the Shadow Children need to live out in the real world?
33. | What was one thing the Government did to try to stop women from having babies?
34. | What is a fake ID?
35. | What did the Government think dad was trying to grow?

Chapters 25-27

36. | How did Luke try to signal Jen?
37. | What happened when Luke typed FREE into the computer?
38. | What happened to Jen?
39. | How many kids showed up for the rally?
40. | What bad news did Jen's dad have for Luke?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Among the Hidden Key 1 - Answer ID # 0237173

Chapters 28-30

41. | Why does the Government keep everyone in poverty?
42. | Why did Jen's dad write Luke notes after the Population Police left the house?
43. | Why did Luke decide to believe Jen's dad wanted to help him?
44. | What did Jen's father do when the Population Police knocked on the door?
45. | How did Luke react when Jen's dad told him he worked for the Population Police?

Review

46. | Where is Mr. Talbot taking Luke?
|  | Hendricks School for Boys
|  | To the city to meet the president
|  | To meet his new parents, the Grants
|  | Hendricks Boarding School
47. | What is Luke's new identity?
|  | Grant Talbot
|  | Lee Hendricks
|  | Grant Lee
|  | Lee Grant
48. | What are the Population Police?
|  | A police force that looks for illegal third children
|  | The president's secret police force
|  | A group that counts all the people in the country
|  | The people in charge of the Government
49. | How did Luke find out what happened to Jen?
|  | He broke into Jen's house, and her father told him.
|  | He read about it in the newspaper.
|  | He read about it in a chat room.
|  | He heard about it on the radio.
50. | Why does Luke have to hide?
|  | He is a third child.
|  | He isn't allowed to live on the farm.
|  | He is wanted by the police for breaking into Jen's house.
|  | The Population Police are looking for him.
51. | What happened when Luke broke into Jen's house?
|  | He didn't find anything and just went home.
|  | He met Jen's dad.
|  | He found Jen at her computer.
|  | He was caught by the Population Police.

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Among the Hidden Key 1 - Answer ID # 0237173

52. | What did Luke see in the window of one of the new houses one day?
|  | He saw the Population Police.
|  | He saw a face when the family wasn't supposed to be home.
|  | He saw two people kissing.
|  | He saw a dog looking out.
53. | What does Jen want to happen after the rally?
|  | She wants to go to school.
|  | She wants everyone to be friends and work together.
|  | She wants all the Population Police fired.
|  | She wants the Population Law changed making third children legal.
54. | Why didn't Luke go to Jen's rally?
|  | He didn't believe in her cause.
|  | He didn't have any way to get there.
|  | He was too afraid.
|  | His parents wouldn't let him go.
55. | What was Jen trying to do?
|  | Start a website for third children
|  | Have a rally at the President's home
|  | Start a revolution for third children
|  | Have a party at her parents' home
56. | Who is the main character?
|  | Matthew
|  | Mark
|  | Luke
|  | Jen
57. | What happened at Jen's rally?
|  | All the kids were shot.
|  | She met the President.
|  | The Population Police all quit their jobs.
|  | Her father made her go home.

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5. | EPXODES - out in the open
9. | ARUAATPSP - equipment
12. | PEELAR - take back, cancel
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13. | RIREVETE - to get back something

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Chapters 1-3

1. | Why did Luke hesitate when his mother called him inside? He thinks it might be the last time he is allowed outside.
2. | What new discovery in his room in the attic made Luke so excited? Light was coming in through the vents at both ends of the attic.
3. | Why did Luke get so excited about seeing all the men on the work site? All of the men looked different, and it was the first time he had ever seen people outside of his family and so many of them.
4. | What are the names of Luke's brothers? Matthew and Mark
5. | What did Luke discover when he looked out the vents? One vent looked out over the road in front of the house, and the other vent looked over the building site behind the house.

Chapter 4-6

6. | What did the official letter tell the family? They were going to have to get rid of their hogs.
7. | Why did Luke have to eat in the stairwell? A worker had asked Dad if they had air conditioning because they had left the shades down all day long.
8. | What did Dad do when Matthew brought him the official letter? He finished his dinner before reading it.
9. | What was Luke's main entertainment during the day? watching the houses being built
10. | What was the first bad thing that happened to Luke? The family made him eat in the stairwell instead of at the kitchen table with them.

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Chapter 7-10

11. | Who did Luke think he saw looking out the Sports family's window? another third child
12. | Why did Mom fall asleep while she was telling Luke about her day? She had worked all day at the factory, and then come home and did all her work on the farm as well.
13. | Why did Luke tell Mark that the bread he had made was poisoned? Luke was trying to get back at Mark for teasing him.
14. | Who was moving into the new houses? barons
15. | What did Luke do the day the family forgot to put the shades up? He cleaned the kitchen and made bread.

Chapters 11-14

16. | What did Luke find in the Sports family's house? a girl
17. | What happened when Luke finally ran across the yard to the other house? The screen door was locked.
18. | What had Luke missed the most since being cooped up in the house? the fresh air
19. | What did Luke plan to do as soon as the ground dried? sneak across the yard to the Sports family's house
20. | How did Luke get into the Sports family's house? He ripped the screen to get at the lock on the inside of the door.

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Chapter 15-16

21. | Why did Luke have to leave Jen's house? He was afraid someone would come home to his house early and find him gone.
22. | What signal did they finally agree upon? Luke would turn on the light by the back door at nine o'clock.
23. | What did all of Jen's mom's husbands have in common? They were all lawyers.
24. | How did Jen want Luke to signal her, if he was going to come over? She wanted him to shine a flashlight out the window.
25. | Why was Luke so confused when he was talking to the girl? He had never talked to anyone but his family.

Chapters 17-19

26. | Who is Jen talking to? other shadow children
27. | How does Jen leave the house without anyone seeing her? Her dad had a hollowed out seat put into the car for her to hide in.
28. | What does the government want everyone to be according to Jen? vegetarians
29. | What does Luke's family get to eat that Jen's family doesn't? meat
30. | Why didn't Jen respond to Luke's signal on the third day after his visit? Her mother had taken her shopping.

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Chapters 20-24

31. | What did Jen do to ensure the safety of the rally? She changed the Population Police's days off schedule.
32. | What do the Shadow Children need to live out in the real world? a fake ID
33. | What was one thing the Government did to try to stop women from having babies? They put up negative posters comparing pregnant women to criminals.
34. | What is a fake ID? a fake identity
35. | What did the Government think dad was trying to grow? illegal substances

Chapters 25-27

36. | How did Luke try to signal Jen? He turned on the back porch light.
37. | What happened when Luke typed FREE into the computer? The computer went blank.
38. | What happened to Jen? She was shot and killed at the rally.
39. | How many kids showed up for the rally? forty
40. | What bad news did Jen's dad have for Luke? The Population Police were now monitoring the Shadow Children chat room on the internet.

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Chapters 28-30

41. | Why does the Government keep everyone in poverty? People seem to work harder when they are on the edge of survival.
42. | Why did Jen's dad write Luke notes after the Population Police left the house? The Population Police had bugged the house to spy on the family.
43. | Why did Luke decide to believe Jen's dad wanted to help him? Her dad said, "in Jen's name."
44. | What did Jen's father do when the Population Police knocked on the door? He shoved Luke into a closet to hide him.
45. | How did Luke react when Jen's dad told him he worked for the Population Police? Luke started screaming and attacked him.

Review

46. | Where is Mr. Talbot taking Luke?
|  | Hendricks School for Boys
|  | To the city to meet the president
|  | To meet his new parents, the Grants
|  | Hendricks Boarding School
47. | What is Luke's new identity?
|  | Grant Talbot
|  | Lee Hendricks
|  | Grant Lee
|  | Lee Grant
48. | What are the Population Police?
|  | A police force that looks for illegal third children
|  | The president's secret police force
|  | A group that counts all the people in the country
|  | The people in charge of the Government
49. | How did Luke find out what happened to Jen?
|  | He broke into Jen's house, and her father told him.
|  | He read about it in the newspaper.
|  | He read about it in a chat room.
|  | He heard about it on the radio.
50. | Why does Luke have to hide?
|  | He is a third child.
|  | He isn't allowed to live on the farm.
|  | He is wanted by the police for breaking into Jen's house.
|  | The Population Police are looking for him.
51. | What happened when Luke broke into Jen's house?
|  | He didn't find anything and just went home.
|  | He met Jen's dad.
|  | He found Jen at her computer.
|  | He was caught by the Population Police.

Among the Hidden Key 1 - Answer ID # 0237173

52. | What did Luke see in the window of one of the new houses one day?
|  | He saw the Population Police.
|  | He saw a face when the family wasn't supposed to be home.
|  | He saw two people kissing.
|  | He saw a dog looking out.
53. | What does Jen want to happen after the rally?
|  | She wants to go to school.
|  | She wants everyone to be friends and work together.
|  | She wants all the Population Police fired.
|  | She wants the Population Law changed making third children legal.
54. | Why didn't Luke go to Jen's rally?
|  | He didn't believe in her cause.
|  | He didn't have any way to get there.
|  | He was too afraid.
|  | His parents wouldn't let him go.
55. | What was Jen trying to do?
|  | Start a website for third children
|  | Have a rally at the President's home
|  | Start a revolution for third children
|  | Have a party at her parents' home
56. | Who is the main character?
|  | Matthew
|  | Mark
|  | Luke
|  | Jen
57. | What happened at Jen's rally?
|  | All the kids were shot.
|  | She met the President.
|  | The Population Police all quit their jobs.
|  | Her father made her go home.

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