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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 what section have most of the books been removed at the library?
2. 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?
3. What did Sadie do to Bird when they had an argument in the cafeteria about PACT?
4. What do stories say about who taught the Chinese to domesticate their wildcats?
5. After a disruption while Bird and his father are having dinner, where does Bird see the slogan "Bring Back Our Missing Hearts" when he and his father return to their apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the story about the boy who loved to draw cats, how does drawing cats save the boy?
2. What changed for Bird after his mother left?
3. What story does Bird's father tell the security guards when Bird is found in the stacks?
4. What does Ethan tell Bird could have been the consequences of Bird going to the library?
5. How did Sadie describe the library, and what does Bird think about her description when he goes to the library?
6. What happens when Bird and his father get pizza in Chapter 4?
7. How did the neighbors act after Bird's mother left?
8. How did Sadie used to find time to visit the library?
9. Where do Bird and his father live, and what does his father do for a living?
10. What does Bird find in his old closet and the cubby at the back?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Margaret goes to see the Johnsons, she realizes how warily Black people and Asians regard one another. She has seen discrimination perpetrated by Asians on Black people and by Black people on Asians. How does Margaret realize that Asians and Black people experience racism and then perpetrate racism toward one another?
Essay Topic 2
Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Our Missing Hearts?
Essay Topic 3
Ng reveals Bird’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Our Missing Hearts help Bird mature and grow in the novel? Why is it a coming-of-age story?
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