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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. In Chapter 14, what do Bird and Sadie snack on as they wait for someone to return?

2. How long before Margaret was born was a bomb put in her parents' mailbox?

3. In what library does Margaret learn of a re-placed child the libraries are hiding?

4. How many days after Margaret left, did Family Services arrive?

5. In what city one morning did Margaret read that the main street was painted red?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Family Services came to the Gardner's house?

2. Where did Margaret find a place for Sadie to stay?

3. What jobs did Domi and Margaret get during the Crisis?

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

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

6. How has Margaret set up a room for Bird?

7. How did Margaret meet Sadie, and what did she learn?

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

9. What does Sadie remember about catching crabs?

10. As Margaret listened to stories of children taken, what did she learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Margaret's parents had to struggle to survive when they immigrated to the U.S., even though the Crisis was decades away. When the Crisis came, survival became difficult, especially for anyone of Asian descent. Discuss how and why Margaret’s parents and then Margaret had to learn to survive.

Essay Topic 3

Ng reveals Bird’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Our Missing Hearts help Bird mature and grow in the novel? Why is it a coming-of-age story?

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