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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Bird's ninth birthday did Marie Johnson die?
(a) 1 1/2 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 1/2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. In Chapter 8, what time does Bird wake to find his mother watching him?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) Almost dawn.
(d) Just past midnight.

3. Where did Domi's father have a cabin?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Maine.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. In Chapter 14, what do Bird and Sadie snack on as they wait for someone to return?
(a) Cracker, peanut butter, and cheese.
(b) Trail mix and cheese.
(c) Bread, cheese, and peanut butter.
(d) Dried cranberries, crackers, and roasted almonds.

5. When did Vaclav Havel write an essay that changed Ng's thinking about the impact a single individual could have in dismantling a long-established system?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1981.

6. After how many copies of Margaret's book sell, is her publisher told to cease publication and destroy any copies?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 125,000.
(c) Nearly 50,000.
(d) About 60,000.

7. What favorite dish from Ethan's childhood did his mother teach Margaret to make?
(a) Macaroni and Cheese.
(b) Chicken Enchilada Casserole.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) Shepherd's pie.

8. Where does Margaret have a sleeping bag for Bird to sleep on?
(a) Mattress.
(b) Window seat.
(c) Double bed.
(d) Twin bed.

9. After calling himself and Bird in sick when Bird was missing, what day did Ethan go back to work because he ran out of sick days?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

10. How many families who lost their children did Margaret talk to before she ran out of money?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

11. When Margaret went to New York after finishing high school, what color streak did she put in her hair?
(a) Pink.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

12. In Chapter 11 after Margaret comforts Bird after a bad dream, where does he wake?
(a) Crib.
(b) Her mattress.
(c) Living room.
(d) Roof.

13. After meeting Ethan at Domi's birthday party, how many blocks did Margaret walk to see him at his apartment?
(a) 110.
(b) 120.
(c) 54.
(d) 79.

14. When Margaret found Domi after she left Ethan and Bird, what color were the doors on Domi's townhouse?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

15. What is the reception supposed to be on the tiny speakers in the bottle caps?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) Up to 10 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) Not quite 12 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres is the Duchess's property?

2. What image was on the front of Margaret's poetry book, Our Missing Hearts?

3. How old was a possible ancestor Marie Johnson found who was sold to a Mr. Johnson in Albemarle County, Virginia?

4. Where did Ethan go to college?

5. What did Domi do with the book of Margaret's poems she bought?

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