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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 year was Margaret in college when things began to change: shops shuttered and people lost their jobs?

2. At first when Margaret and Domi worked as bike messengers, how much would they get paid for a delivery that took an hour?

3. In Chapter 15, how long did it take the Duchess to drive to Cambridge?

4. How old was Margaret's father when someone pushed him down stairs at the park?

5. What covers the windows in the living room of the house where Margaret is living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Margaret's parents die?

2. What is the cabin like?

3. Where did Margaret meet Ethan and how did they get to know one another?

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

5. Why and how did Margaret's parents try to blend in in their neighborhood in their little Rust Belt town?

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

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

8. How does Margaret lose track of time as she tells the stories of the missing children?

9. What was the catalyst that got PACT passed?

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

Bird and his father's lives changed when Bird's mother left. Now they live lives where every day is the same. How would you describe the lives that Bird and Ethan lead? Why does Ethan use the word "Sisyphean" (11) to describe their days? How and why did their days become Sisyphean?

Essay Topic 2

When Bird goes to the public library, many of the shelves are empty. What do the empty shelves convey about censorship in Bird’s society?

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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