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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 Bird's father catches him at the university library in Chapter 4, how many hours early does his father leave work?

2. In Chapter 4, what do Bird and his father go out to eat?

3. How long does Bird remember it took the police to come when his father burned his hand, dropped it on the floor, and shouted an oath?

4. What are the only books Bird and his father have in their apartment?

5. In Chapter 4, how many books did Ethan have to pull for the FBI?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the public librarian help Bird get to New York?

2. How does Bird get into the university library and the stacks of the library?

3. How did the neighbors act after Bird's mother left?

4. Last May, why did Sadie want to run away, and what was Bird's response?

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, why is Bird's father late coming home?

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

9. How does Bird get to his mother?

10. What game does Bird remember playing with his mother before he went to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before Bird's mother's poem became a slogan, neighbors would often wave and say hello. Many of them would bring baked goods or borrow things. That all changed after Margaret her poem became a slogan and she left. How and why do the neighbors change?

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

A law called PACT (Preserving American Culture and Traditions) has been enacted. What type of society is created by this law and why?

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