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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 was the adventure that Bird recalls having with the person in #164?
(a) A search for a missing man.
(b) A trip to Africa.
(c) A hot air balloon ride.
(d) A hike across the country.

2. What does Himiko want to do after the baby dies?
(a) Go to Africa with Bird.
(b) Travel to America.
(c) Move to a different house.
(d) Go back to school.

3. Which of the following does Bird NOT say to Himiko?
(a) He is going to take the baby back to the hospital.
(b) He has changed his mind about the baby.
(c) He wants the baby to have the operation.
(d) He is in love with her.

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

5. What does the baby do as Bird watches?
(a) Cries incessantly.
(b) Scratches behind his ears.
(c) Sneezes.
(d) Bleeds from his nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name had Bird's wife been thinking of giving to the baby?

2. Bird recalls that the last words of the person in #164 to Bird were about _________________.

3. Why does Bird decide to go to the meeting with the person in #126?

4. What can Bird not see when he looks into his son's eyes?

5. What does the one-eyed doctor advise Bird to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Bird when he goes to his job at the school in Chapter 9?

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

3. What is the significance of Bird scratching behind his ear after his tiny son does the same thing?

4. What does Bird view the vagina and womb as and what does Himiko suggest that he do to get over his distaste for the female body?

5. 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?

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

7. What does Bird name the baby and how does Himiko know the name?

8. What do Bird and Himiko do when told that the baby is nearly strong enough for the operation?

9. What outward signs in Bird's life indicate that he has made internal transformations?

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

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