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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. In the second chapter, in which classroom does Bird use a computer?

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

3. After what class do Bird and his classmates have lunch?

4. What time does Bird reach the Duchess's address?

5. What did Sadie wear when the police took her from her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Bird and his father live, and what does his father do for a living?

2. What does Ethan tell Bird could have been the consequences of Bird going to the library?

3. What happens when Bird and his father get pizza in Chapter 4?

4. How does the librarian help Bird in Chapter 3?

5. How does Bird get to his mother?

6. What does Bird notice on his way home from school in the second chapter?

7. How is a woman and her dog injured that Bird sees in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Our Missing Hearts? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Bird and his father's lives changed when Bird's mother left. Now they live lives where every day is the same. How would you describe the lives that Bird and Ethan lead? Why does Ethan use the word "Sisyphean" (11) to describe their days? How and why did their days become Sisyphean?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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