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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Hospital Director's behavior makes him appear to be __________________.
(a) anxious.
(b) happy.
(c) insensitive.
(d) scared.

2. What does Bird do as he reads a short story to his class?
(a) Sings.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Claps his hands.
(d) Faints.

3. Why can the new baby not have surgery?
(a) It is too risky.
(b) He is too young.
(c) It is inoperable.
(d) It is too expensive.

4. The doctor would like to be present for the baby's __________________.
(a) christening.
(b) circumcision.
(c) first birthday party.
(d) autopsy.

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

6. Where did Bird get a job when he left graduate school?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) A political office.
(c) A cram school.
(d) A newspaper.

7. Where does Bird go with the doctor to take the baby?
(a) Another hospital.
(b) Surgery.
(c) The morgue.
(d) Home.

8. References are made about ________________ giving birth.
(a) Bird's sister.
(b) Bird's wife.
(c) Bird's mother.
(d) Bird's grandmother.

9. What is Bird's mother-in-law doing when he arrives at the hospital?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Crying.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Hiding her face.

10. Bird briefly fantasizes about _______________________.
(a) an evening with the transvestite.
(b) skiing.
(c) flying a plane.
(d) being wealthy.

11. What does an outspoken student do when Bird dismisses class early?
(a) Withdraws from class.
(b) Offers to take Bird home.
(c) Informs the administration.
(d) Shouts out attacks.

12. What is Bird told about the new baby?
(a) The baby is premature.
(b) The baby is very healthy.
(c) The baby is abnormal.
(d) The baby has a deformed heart.

13. What had Himiko been doing before Bird got to her apartment?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Contemplating the universe.
(c) Napping.
(d) Reading.

14. When will the baby's condition be better known?
(a) When the baby is six months old.
(b) If exploratory surgery can be done.
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) After the brain surgeon examines him.

15. What awakens Bird from his sleep?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) A telephone call.
(c) His wife.
(d) A gunshot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Himiko suggests that in another universe, Bird's baby will live to his __________________.

3. What games does Bird try after talking to his mother-in-law?

4. The doctor thinks the baby and the parents __________________________.

5. Where does Bird work?

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