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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. How many pills for panic attacks do Bird and Sadie find in the cabin?

2. How old was Margaret when she and Ethan bought a house in Cambridge and he went to work at Harvard?

3. In Chapter 14, what time do Sadie and Bird awake?

4. What was the name of the Russian poet whose biography Margaret read one night in a library?

5. What does Margaret have for her and Bird to eat for dessert in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marie's parents receive Margaret?

2. What rules does the Duchess have for Bird and Sadie when she leaves them at the cabin?

3. What did Margaret learn about Ethan?

4. How did Margaret find a place to live after the Crisis started and college classes were cancelled?

5. Where was the first place Margaret went after she left Bird and Ethan and why?

6. What was the inspiration for Margaret's poem Our Missing Hearts?

7. What did Margaret take with her when she left, and what did they agree about contacting one another?

8. What choices do Bird, Ethan, and Sadie have?

9. What do Bird and Sadie notice when they are left alone?

10. How did Margaret's parents die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bird sets out to find his mother. As he sets out on his journey, he compares his search to the search of heroes in tales his mother used to tell. How does Ng structure Bird’s quest as a hero journey?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is a comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Ng uses in Our Missing Hearts? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events, or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

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

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