The people who enforce the law on 2 children families.
What is the Population Police?
Mom, Dad, Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Who are the Garner's?
The rich people in Among the Hidden.
Who are the Barons?
What does Luke think Jen is doing when he first sees the chat room?
What is...Luke thought it was a game created to keep Jen from being bored.
What food and drink does Jenn share with Luke when he visited her?
What is potato chips and soda?
He is the youngest child of the Garner family.
Who is Luke Garner?
Why did Luke have to hide?
There is a government law in their society that allows each family to have 2 children or less.
Why did Luke's family have to sell the woods near their house?
The government wanted the land to build new, expensive homes.
What does Luke mention to his dad about growing more food?
What is hydroponics?
Who finds out about the Garners trying to start growing vegetables through hydroponics?
What is the Government?
What does Luke discover about his attic room?
Luke discovers that he can see the outside world from a vent. He sees people.
Where did Luke have to eat his meals?
Luke had to eat on the bottom step of the stairs. He had to be away from the windows and doors. He had to be separated from his family.
How does Luke feel when he finds out that his mom will go back to work?
Luke is sad. He will miss his mom when she is at work. He is worried about how he will pass the time.
What do the books that Jenn gives to Luke say about what is going on in the world?
What is...the books say there are too many people in the world and the Population Law is very important.
What is a setting?
The setting of a story tells where and when the story takes place.
Why was the Third Child Law created?
The Government said there was a food shortage and the population needed to get smaller so there was enough to go around.
What does Luke notice about the Sports Family home?
Luke sees a face in the window at the Sports Family house. He knows that 2 boys already live there. They always draw their shades at night.
Why does Luke get into trouble for looking out the window?
The Population Police might see him before he sees them. His family will not let him near the windows.
What do the articles that Jen gives to Luke say about the Population Law?
What is...they say the Population Law is cruel and not needed?
Who visits who and where at?
What is Luke visits Jenn at her house?
Why didn't Luke's family ever mention him in their letters to their relatives?
Luke is a secret even to their extended family.
Why couldn't Luke visit the Sports Family's house after it rained?
Luke was afraid that he would leave footprints in the soil after it rained.
Why is the Garner's tax bill so high?
The homes being built behind the Garner's house are making the property values increase. Their bill is three times the normal amount.
How does Jen feel about fake IDs?
What is...she hates the idea and does not want one.
How is Jenn planning on getting to the rally?
What is...she will drive a car, even though she does not have experience or a license.