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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Bird convinced as he walks through the hospital?
(a) His father-in-law will pay for surgery.
(b) His wife will divorce him.
(c) His son is dead.
(d) His wife will not want any more children.

2. What is Delchef's native language?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Balkan.

3. What kind of book is Bird looking at as the novel begins?
(a) Photo album.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Text book.
(d) Bible.

4. For what does Bird ask a sales clerk?
(a) Tangerines.
(b) Motor oil.
(c) Road maps of Africa.
(d) Blue shirts.

5. What name had Bird's wife been thinking of giving to the baby?
(a) Botan.
(b) Mamoru.
(c) Kikuhiko.
(d) Ryuicho.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was A PERSONAL MATTER first published?

2. What had happened to Himiko's husband?

3. When Bird catches a glimpse of Himiko's naked body, he ___________________________.

4. When does the doctor want Bird to return to the hospital?

5. What does Africa represent in Bird's life now?

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