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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. When did Bird meet Sadie?

2. What did Sadie do to Bird when they had an argument in the cafeteria about PACT?

3. In Chapter 5, what time is Bird awake thinking?

4. Officially, how far are smokers to be outside the library before lighting a cigarette?

5. At the end of Chapter 2, how many strands of yarn does Bird notice have been left behind after the police cleared the trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bird find in his old closet and the cubby at the back?

2. What did Bird learn about the phrase, "Where Are Our Missing Hearts" (20) from Sadie?

3. What does the Duchess's place look like?

4. What does the public librarian tell Bird about how she recognized him?

5. How does Bird get to his mother?

6. What story does Bird's father tell the security guards when Bird is found in the stacks?

7. What did Ethan's father to do to satisfy the FBI's request in Chapter 4, and how long did it take?

8. How did Sadie used to find time to visit the library?

9. What does Bird study by flashlight in Chapter 1 after his father goes to sleep?

10. In the first chapter, what things have been happening that are aimed at PACT?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Bird goes to the public library, many of the shelves are empty. What do the empty shelves convey about censorship in Bird’s society?

Essay Topic 2

Bird's name on his birth certificate is Noah after his father's father. However, he calls himself Bird. What do the names Bird and Noah relate about identity and who Bird is?

Essay Topic 3

PACT encourages discrimination against Asians, especially Chinese. Why and how is Bird subjected to racism?

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