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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Margaret when she and Ethan bought a house in Cambridge and he went to work at Harvard?
(a) 25.
(b) 24.
(c) 27.
(d) 26.

2. What does Sadie say it is called the one night a year when the crabs get confused and run up on the shore?
(a) Frolic.
(b) Jamboree.
(c) Gala.
(d) Jubilee.

3. In Chapter 9 when Margaret lived with in an apartment with Domi and others, how many stories was a building one of their roommates patrolled as a security guard?
(a) 78 floors.
(b) 81 floors.
(c) 85 floors.
(d) 90 floors.

4. When did Margaret leave Bird and Ethan?
(a) A Sunday in late October.
(b) A Sunday in early October.
(c) A Saturday in early October.
(d) A Saturday in late October.

5. How long into the Crisis did a man try to assassinate a senator from Texas?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an article Margaret read in the paper when Bird napped one day, where did Margaret notice that Domi made a donation?

2. When was the Japanese folktale at the heart of the novel popularized in English?

3. What favorite dish from Ethan's childhood did his mother teach Margaret to make?

4. How much money with Margaret give cops who approached her when she was on the streets?

5. What do Bird and Sadie eat for breakfast in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the first place Margaret went after she left Bird and Ethan and why?

2. What did Margaret learn about Ethan?

3. How does Margaret lose track of time as she tells the stories of the missing children?

4. How did Margaret meet Sadie, and what did she learn?

5. How did Margaret's parents die?

6. Where did Margaret meet Ethan and how did they get to know one another?

7. What jobs did Domi and Margaret get during the Crisis?

8. What happened when Family Services came to the Gardner's house?

9. How does Sadie know how to start a fire?

10. What does Bird notice in the living room of the house where his mom is living?

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