1. Envision a scenario where five years have passed since Luke departed in Mr. Talbot's vehicle with his fake identity card. Compose a letter from Luke's mother to him, updating him on the current happenings within the family.

2. Imagine Luke is on the verge of graduating from the Hendricks School for Boys. Draft a letter from Luke to his family, sharing the knowledge he has gained there and detailing his future aspirations.

3. Jen and other hidden children use an online chat room to communicate. Create a fictional transcript of a chat room session where the hidden children discuss whether to protest at the White House.

4. The population control laws in Among the Hidden are fictional, but modern-day China has similar regulations that restrict the number of children families can have. Investigate China's population reduction laws and their impact on its citizens. Assess the effectiveness of these laws and explore ways people circumvent them.

5. In Among the Hidden, while a president still resides in the White House, the future United States has become a totalitarian state. What are the defining traits of a totalitarian regime compared to a democratic government? Identify which countries currently have totalitarian governments and consider what life might be like in those nations.

6. Many governments have historically employed propaganda to persuade their citizens to act in certain ways. Research examples of past government propaganda and analyze their effectiveness.

7. Jen believes all the information she finds on the computer is accurate, but her stepfather informs Luke that he biased the information he sent her online. Locate an example of biased information on the Internet and write a critique of it.

8. Design a newspaper advertisement or poster to remind ordinary citizens about one of the government policies essential for controlling population growth, such as the third child law, vegetarianism, anti-junk food initiatives, compliance with the Population Police, or agricultural regulations.