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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The doctor describes the baby as __________________.
(a) a blessing.
(b) a gift.
(c) a vegetable.
(d) an angel.

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

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

4. When does the doctor want Bird to return to the hospital?
(a) Tonight.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) Next week.
(d) This afternoon.

5. Who is Himiko?
(a) Bird's former girlfriend.
(b) Bird's sister.
(c) Bird's mother.
(d) Bird's wife.

6. Where will Bird get the money to pay the hospital bills?
(a) A second job.
(b) His father-in-law.
(c) His Africa trip money.
(d) Freelance work.

7. How does Bird feel about responsibility for his child?
(a) Content.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Accepting.
(d) Happy.

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

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

10. What awakens Himiko from his sleep?
(a) The TV.
(b) Men calling Himiko from outside.
(c) A siren.
(d) A gunshot.

11. Which of the following does Bird NOT think about on this day?
(a) His birdlike nature.
(b) Buying a new car.
(c) Changes due to new baby.
(d) His youth.

12. When Bird catches a glimpse of Himiko's naked body, he ___________________________.
(a) feels sexual excitement.
(b) is embarrassed.
(c) thinks she is like a statue.
(d) feels his juvenile disgust with nudity.

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

14. What is the baby's prognosis?
(a) He is brain dead.
(b) He will grow out of the condition.
(c) He will never be normal.
(d) He will die within a week.

15. What does Bird note about Himiko's apartment?
(a) It is dark.
(b) It has new drapes.
(c) It is freshly painted.
(d) It smells like bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bird notice about one of the doctors?

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

3. Who tells Bird about the baby's condition at the other hospital?

4. Who/what is foreshadowed in Chapter 2?

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

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