Luke's Living Environment and Government Control

3 or more children will be killed.

The government told Luke's parents that they MUST sell them to the government and it is not a choice.

The Population Law.

<p>A vent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke was outside when he heard his mother call him to come inside and he obeyed her command. While the Garners ate dinner, Luke asked his parents why they sold the woods next to their farmhouse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke watches from the forbidden window as his family works outside. He sees his brothers having a great time. When his mother comes inside, Luke asks her why he is different than Mark and Matthew and why he has to hide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alone in his attic room, Luke wonders what would happen to him if something ever happens to his family. He remembers the vents at each end of the roof and goes to see if he can get a glimpse of the outside world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke was told it was no longer safe for him to sit at the table in the kitchen and eat with his family.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From then on, Luke ate all his meals on the bottom step, and his mother began speaking softly during meals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mr. Garner and his two oldest sons get rid of their pigs while Luke watches from his vent-window. A tax bill comes on the same day and it is three times what it usually is.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke's daily routine is filled with lone time, but he keeps himself entertained by watching Rear Window and potential buyers view mansions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke learns that his family forgot to raise the window shade in the kitchen, giving him a daring opportunity to act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke sees another child's face coming out of the Sports family house, making him wonder if there could be another child like him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During dinner, Mark reacts negatively to the bread Luke made, prompting Luke to jokingly claim he poisoned it just for 14-year-olds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke stakes out the Sports Family house hoping to see the face again but notices slight activity after the Sports Family members leave.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke plans how to sneak into the Sports Family House for the first time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke crawls and runs along the side of the Sports family's house but finds the screen door is locked.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Once inside the Sports Family's house, Luke is amazed at how clean and new it is compared to his own, but he soon hears a buzzing noise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A girl accuses Luke of lying about being a shadow child and explains that she is a third child.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luke has a brief and stressful meeting with Jen, a third child, before he hastily returns home.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>After Luke's mom took a job, his life was days of nothing and then days of going to the vent and watching over the houses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To solve the problem, Luke plunged on the screen, pulled the wire away from the frame, and reached through.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They raised everyone's taxes because of the fancy houses, which makes the land worth more.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Barons are a family living near Luke who are rich and very different from him due to their lifestyle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Caring</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jen was furiously typing on her computer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adventure books.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>His parents say it is unsafe because he can easily get caught sitting at the table which is closer to the windows.</p> Signup and view all the answers