Bird
How does Bird gain access to the university library?
He steals his father's ID card.
What is the name of the Russian poet who inspired Margaret?
Anna Akhmatova
Ethan and Bird live in this city.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
PACT is an acronym for:
Preserving American Culture and Traditions act
What is the name of the young protester that used Margaret's poem to start the anti-PACT movement?
Where does Bird find the Duchess’ address?
In a cubby in his closet, in his old house
What was Margaret’s occupation directly before she left her family?
Poet
In the first few chapters, why was Bird’s father late coming home one evening?
He had to pull books out for the FBI.
Why does the first librarian in Cambridge help Bird and the other kids?
She helps kids because she had two kids of her own, who have died
Why was Sadie taken away from her mom?
Sadie was taken away from her mom because her mom was a journalist reporting against PACT
When Bird leaves the apartment, he leaves his dad a note and this thing.
His mother’s cat drawing
In what city did Margaret go to college?
NYC
Why hasn’t Bird’s dad sold their old house?
Margaret is not around to sign for it.
Through what medium does Bird think he will reunite with his mother and fight PACT through?
By finding people who know his mother’s poems
What is the method of book disposal that the government employs?
Pulping and recycling books into products like toilet paper
What are the two Manhattan communities that Bird travels through?
Chinatown and the European quarters
What does Margaret hide around the city?
Bottlecaps, with tiny speakers inside
How did Ethan get his first job at Harvard and what is his job?
Through his father and he is a linguistics professor
In the Boy Who Drew Cats, the cats that the boy drew on the wall end up with ____________, suggesting that they _______________.
With red mouths, suggesting that they killed a rat the size of an oz
Describe the Crisis (in 3 points) that led to the passing of PACT.
The Crisis was a major economic depression, and after the Government started enforcing curfews and other rules, Americans began blaming China
What does Bird say (roughly) when Margaret decides to give up her mission?
He calls her a hypocrite for turning her back on the children she’s been trying to help, in order to be with her own child
What are the first two lines of Margaret’s poem?
All our missing hearts / scattered, to sprout elsewhere
What does the Chinese man in the pizza restaurant whisper to Ethan and what is he referring to?
"He’s one of us" – referring to Bird and how Bird is in danger of being treated the same way.
What city was the Duchess’ cabin located in?
Connecticut
Summarize the three pillars of PACT.
Outlaws promotion of un-American values.
Requires all citizens to report potential threats to society.
Protects children from environments espousing harmful views.