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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. What necklace is the Duchess wearing when Bird meets her?

2. In Chapter 4, where does Ethan write the Chinese symbols for cat?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Bird and his father go out to eat?

4. In Chapter 5, what tree does Bird notice has been cut down near his old house?

5. What games does Bird remember he plays with his parents on a glass-topped coffee table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Bird and his father live, and what does his father do for a living?

2. What changed for Bird after his mother left?

3. How does the librarian help Bird in Chapter 3?

4. In the first chapter, what things have been happening that are aimed at PACT?

5. How did Sadie used to find time to visit the library?

6. What game does Bird remember playing with his mother before he went to school?

7. What happens in Chapter 2 when Bird tries to use the computer in science class?

8. How does the public librarian help Bird get to New York?

9. How is a woman and her dog injured that Bird sees in Chapter 7?

10. What video did Sadie have on her phone that she watched over and over again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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?

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