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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the bus drop off Bird in Chapter 7?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Chinatown.

2. Where did the boy who loved to draw cats sleep in an abandoned house?
(a) Table.
(b) Cupboard.
(c) Chair.
(d) Couch.

3. What month is it in Chapter 6?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) September.

4. 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?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

5. What color rubber boots does Bird remember his mother wore when gardening?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Orange.
(d) Brown.

6. In Chapter 5, what tree does Bird notice has been cut down near his old house?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Oak.
(c) Maple.
(d) Ash.

7. In Chapter 7, what time does the bus leave that Bird wants to take to Manhattan?
(a) 9:30 a.m.
(b) 10:30 a.m.
(c) 10:15 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

8. How high are the weeds when Bird returns to his old house in Chapter 5?
(a) Waist high.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) Knee high.
(d) 2 feet.

9. After what class do Bird and his classmates have lunch?
(a) Social studies.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

10. What games does Bird remember he plays with his parents on a glass-topped coffee table?
(a) Connect 4.
(b) Dominoes.
(c) Candyland.
(d) Go Fish.

11. What was dead in the morning when a boy who loved to draw cats slept in an abandoned house?
(a) Shrew.
(b) Raccoon.
(c) Possum.
(d) Rat.

12. What work did the boy who loved to draw cats have to do?
(a) Leather working.
(b) Sell food in the market.
(c) Fish.
(d) Work in the fields.

13. Where does Bird's father work at the university?
(a) College library.
(b) Biology lab.
(c) Physics lab.
(d) Dining Commons.

14. What type of clock does Bird see on the mantel in the foyer of the Duchess's house?
(a) Silver clock.
(b) Cuckoo clock.
(c) Gold clock.
(d) Grandfather clock.

15. Officially, how far are smokers to be outside the library before lighting a cigarette?
(a) 125 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 75 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do stories say about who taught the Chinese to domesticate their wildcats?

2. How many children did the public librarian have?

3. At the end of Chapter 2, how many strands of yarn does Bird notice have been left behind after the police cleared the trees?

4. When Sadie came, where did Bird start eating lunch at school?

5. In the first chapter, what is in the envelope Bird receives?

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