Q 01/05

During the raid on Mr. Talbot's house in Among the Brave, what does Trey dive behind on the porch?

A) A porch swing

B) A flowerpot

C) A woodpile

D) A rain barrel

Answer · why

B) A flowerpot

A flowerpot is all that hides Trey from the Population Police, yet the raider who searches the porch reports it clear.

Q 02/05

Which Latin word, used as a code by Mr. Talbot's resistance, does a raider say on the porch in Among the Brave?

A) Pax

B) Veritas

C) Liber

D) Fides

Answer · why

C) Liber

Liber means free, and when Mark later yells it from captivity, it draws out a guard who secretly shares the cause.

Q 03/05

After Mark is captured in Among the Brave, how does Trey get inside Population Police headquarters himself?

A) He hides in a supply truck

B) He poses as a cook

C) He tunnels under the wall

D) He enlists as a recruit

Answer · why

D) He enlists as a recruit

He enlists as a recruit among hundreds of men and boys rushing to join, then uses his new position to search the building for Mark.

Q 04/05

In Among the Brave, what is Mark locked inside when Trey finds him at Population Police headquarters?

A) A cage

B) A coal bin

C) A freezer

D) A broom closet

Answer · why

A) A cage

A cage holds Mark in the basement, where the prisoner is due to be disposed of within a few hours.

Q 05/05

At the end of Among the Brave, what do Mr. Talbot and the others first decide to do with Trey's documents?

A) Bury them

B) Memorize them

C) Burn them

D) Mail them abroad

Answer · why

C) Burn them

Burn them is the adults' plan for keeping the pages from the Population Police, but Trey snatches them back at the last moment.