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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Bird work?
(a) Cram-school.
(b) Bistro.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Bookstore.

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

4. What does the person in #54 give Bird before he leaves?
(a) Books.
(b) A baby gift.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) Money.

5. 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) After the brain surgeon examines him.
(d) Tomorrow.

6. What is the profession of the person in #54?
(a) Computer programmer.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Editor.
(d) Professor.

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

8. What does Bird identify himself as when he arrives at the hospital?
(a) The father.
(b) The husband.
(c) The holy man.
(d) The uncle.

9. Where does Bird go after he gets dressed?
(a) To church.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To work.

10. What does Bird do to send the gang's fighter to the ground?
(a) Head butts him in the belly.
(b) Flips him on his back.
(c) Grabs his legs.
(d) Hits his head with a rock.

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

12. To Bird, the baby represents __________________.
(a) his destiny.
(b) healing.
(c) a trap.
(d) a gift.

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

14. Himiko carries Bird to ________________ so he can sleep.
(a) the spare room.
(b) her bedroom.
(c) the den.
(d) the living room couch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bird and Himiko reminisce about ____________________________.

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

3. What does Bird think about as he is on his way to visit the person in #54?

4. Who is the central character of the book?

5. Why can the new baby not have surgery?

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