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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 when Himiko goes to the shower?
(a) Takes a nap.
(b) Watches television.
(c) Gets glasses for the whiskey.
(d) Makes some phone calls.

2. Of what is Bird convinced as he walks through the hospital?
(a) His wife will not want any more children.
(b) His father-in-law will pay for surgery.
(c) His wife will divorce him.
(d) His son is dead.

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

4. What does Bird learn about his son when he sees him in the hospital?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is doing well.
(d) He is ready to go home.

5. Bird gives up on the bus and get to Hamiko's room via ________________.
(a) a bus.
(b) a car.
(c) a taxi.
(d) a subway.

6. Who does Bird call from the hospital?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) His father.
(c) His boss.
(d) His landlord.

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

8. How is Bird positioned for his new roles in life?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Ill-equipped.
(c) Happy.
(d) Anxious.

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

10. Bird thinks the people in #38 look like ________________.
(a) paintings.
(b) shadows.
(c) snowmen.
(d) angels.

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

12. Who does Bird go to visit after he leaves the hospital?
(a) His mentor.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His father-in-law.
(d) His brother.

13. Why does Bird need to call his mother-in-law?
(a) To borrow her car.
(b) To check on the baby's birth.
(c) To ask her to dinner.
(d) To borrow some money

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

15. Who tells Bird about the baby's condition at the other hospital?
(a) The head nurse.
(b) The glass-eyed doctor.
(c) The head of Neurology.
(d) The pediatrician.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Bird ask a sales clerk?

2. Where will Bird get the money to pay the hospital bills?

3. What does Bird use intense sexuality for?

4. When does the doctor want Bird to return to the hospital?

5. What is Bird's mother-in-law doing when he arrives at the hospital?

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