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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Himiko's husband die?
(a) In an attic.
(b) In the room where she and Bird sleep.
(c) On a beach.
(d) In a hospital.

2. What does Africa represent in Bird's life now?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Spirit of avoidance.
(c) Postponement.
(d) Lost causes.

3. What does the person in #52 tell Bird?
(a) To call the hospital billing office.
(b) To bring his wife some clean clothes.
(c) To take the week off from work.
(d) Not to come to the maternity hospital.

4. The older man who comes to Himiko's is a/an ___________________.
(a) neighbor.
(b) abortion doctor.
(c) lover.
(d) professor.

5. What is the baby's prognosis?
(a) He will never be normal.
(b) He will die within a week.
(c) He will grow out of the condition.
(d) He is brain dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bird do the summer after he got married?

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

3. What is Bird dreaming of in Chapter 2?

4. What does Bird note about Himiko's apartment?

5. What comes over Bird as he waits for the bus?

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