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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. After meeting Ethan at Domi's birthday party, how many blocks did Margaret walk to see him at his apartment?
2. Years later where will a woman be who heard Margaret tell her stories with her daughter and remember that time?
3. In an article Margaret read in the paper when Bird napped one day, where did Margaret notice that Domi made a donation?
4. How many days did Margaret spend listening to Mrs. Johnson tell her about Marie?
5. What was the name of the librarian who gave Marie Johnson Margaret's book?
Short Essay Questions
1. What jobs did Domi and Margaret get during the Crisis?
2. How did Margaret's book become associated with the anti-PACT movement?
3. What rules does the Duchess have for Bird and Sadie when she leaves them at the cabin?
4. What did Margaret learn about Ethan?
5. What was the catalyst that got PACT passed?
6. What happened when Family Services came to the Gardner's house?
7. How did Margaret find a place to live after the Crisis started and college classes were cancelled?
8. Where did Margaret meet Ethan and how did they get to know one another?
9. What do Bird and Sadie notice when they are left alone?
10. How did Margaret meet Sadie, and what did she learn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Our Missing Hearts? Why is it not realistic fiction?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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