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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bird contemplating in the book?
(a) His baby pictures.
(b) A map of Africa.
(c) Scriptures.
(d) Exam questions.

2. What is the dark continent?
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) South America.

3. What is the state of mind of the main character?
(a) Content.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Euphoric.

4. What did Bird do the summer after he got married?
(a) Traveled to Africa.
(b) Built a house.
(c) Stayed drunk for four weeks.
(d) Took French lessons.

5. What did the Hospital Director do during the baby's birth?
(a) Giggled.
(b) Screamed.
(c) Fainted.
(d) Cried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the baby's prognosis?

2. Who is the central character of the book?

3. Who does Bird see standing at the windows of the hospital?

4. How does Bird get to the hospital?

5. Where did Bird get a job when he left graduate school?

(see the answer key)

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