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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Bird's wife been told about her baby?
(a) The baby is not hungry.
(b) Tests are being run.
(c) The baby has died.
(d) The baby is in an oxygen tent.

2. What word does Bird want to look up in Delchef's dictionary?
(a) Forbearance.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Escape.
(d) Responsibility.

3. What is Himiko doing when she suddenly cries out in the apartment?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Reading a novel.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Watching a mugging from the window.

4. Why does Bird decide to go to the meeting with the person in #126?
(a) There will be alcohol served there.
(b) Maybe he can get some job leads.
(c) He does not decide to go to the meeting.
(d) It will be a good distraction from worries of the baby.

5. What name does Bird give the baby at the hospital?
(a) Kikuhiko.
(b) Kenzo.
(c) Kanaye.
(d) Haru.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the name in #113 significant for Bird?

2. That night, Bird awakens frequently from dreams in which ________________________.

3. What does the doctor tell Bird about the baby?

4. Bird remains awake all night imagining that _____________________.

5. The professor thinks that Bird's __________________ no longer fits him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the negative and positive reminders that Bird receives about the possibilities for his future?

2. What word does Delchef write in the dictionary for Bird and what is its significance?

3. What is the content of the letter which Bird received at his job?

4. Who is Kikuhiko and how is he introduced to the story?

5. What does Bird feel after his sexual encounter with Himiko?

6. What is the significance of the name, Kikuhiko, to Bird and to the story?

7. What positive encounter does Bird have with the second student from his class?

8. What is the significance of Bird's worrying about the top on the car and Himiko's swerving to miss hitting the dead sparrow on the road?

9. Why is Bird conflicted when Himiko's father-in-law says she and Bird should go to Africa?

10. What reason does Bird give Himiko for taking the baby back to the hospital for the operation?

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