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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens Sexton when he leaves Didi's place?

2. What does Sexton trip on after leaving Didi's place?

3. What is Billy's last name?

4. Where does Hettie live?

5. What color is the bird delivered to Hettie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Didi say about her family when Sexton comments on a picture of them?

2. How does Sexton meet Didi?

3. What does Sexton do when Hettie speaks to him on the street?

4. What do the girls think Hettie is going to do with the bird they bring her?

5. What does Hettie use the bird for?

6. What brings Didi great joy when she gets to her apartment?

7. What does Sexton think is happening to Didi when she tells him who she is?

8. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

9. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

10. What does Hettie want from Didi, and what is Didi's response to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Theo to be paid for his part in capturing Didi, and why was this seen as so valuable?

Essay Topic 2

Theo was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What was Hettie searching for in this book, how did she find it, and why was this so important to her and Didi?

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