View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bird tell Himiko?
(a) He is going back to school.
(b) He is divorcing his wife.
(c) He is moving away.
(d) His baby is dead.

2. Bird hints to the doctor that ______________________.
(a) his wife cannot care for the baby.
(b) he cannot afford the surgery.
(c) he may want the baby to die.
(d) he is leaving his wife.

3. Bird confesses that he views the vagina and womb as __________________.
(a) a cave.
(b) a nest.
(c) a cloud.
(d) a battlefield.

4. What does Bird use intense sexuality for?
(a) A measure of intelligence.
(b) His creativity.
(c) A means of avoiding responsibility.
(d) A form of expression.

5. Who does Bird see standing at the windows of the hospital?
(a) Visitors.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Physicians.
(d) Pregnant women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of book is Bird looking at as the novel begins?

2. The Director of the hospital asks Bird if he would like to see ___________________.

3. The next day at the hospital, Bird is assured by the baby's doctor that the "crisis" will occur __________________.

4. What awakens Himiko from his sleep?

5. What request does Bird's colleague make of him?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 235 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample