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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the name in #113 significant for Bird?
(a) It was the name of a troubled friend he abandoned.
(b) It was his father's name.
(c) It is his middle name.
(d) It is the name of Bird's home village.

2. What name does Bird give the baby at the hospital?
(a) Kenzo.
(b) Haru.
(c) Kikuhiko.
(d) Kanaye.

3. Himiko tells Bird that the person in #129 said the things about Bird because ______________________.
(a) she thinks he is lazy.
(b) she wanted to fight with him.
(c) she is jealous of him.
(d) she does not like him.

4. Why does Bird decide to go to the meeting with the person in #126?
(a) Maybe he can get some job leads.
(b) There will be alcohol served there.
(c) It will be a good distraction from worries of the baby.
(d) He does not decide to go to the meeting.

5. Which of the following does Bird NOT say to Himiko?
(a) He is in love with her.
(b) He is going to take the baby back to the hospital.
(c) He has changed his mind about the baby.
(d) He wants the baby to have the operation.

6. Bird confesses that he views the vagina and womb as __________________.
(a) a cloud.
(b) a nest.
(c) a battlefield.
(d) a cave.

7. What does Bird receive when he gets to work?
(a) A sealed letter.
(b) A computer.
(c) An award.
(d) New books.

8. What can Bird not see when he looks into his son's eyes?
(a) Life.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) His reflection.
(d) Any recognition.

9. How does Bird feel after his sexual encounter with Himiko?
(a) Euphoric.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Comforted.
(d) Guilty.

10. Where do Bird and Himiko go after leaving the baby at the clinic?
(a) A bistro.
(b) A video arcade.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A gay bar.

11. That night, Bird awakens frequently from dreams in which ________________________.
(a) he cannot get off an escalator.
(b) he imagines the phone ringing.
(c) he is being chases by a unicorn.
(d) the baby is as big as a skyscraper.

12. What does Bird's wife recall hearing as she was giving birth?
(a) The baby's cry.
(b) The ambulance sirens.
(c) The radio in the delivery room.
(d) The giggles of the doctor.

13. Delchef argues with Bird about ________________________.
(a) politics.
(b) his girlfriend.
(c) religion.
(d) taking care of the baby.

14. Himiko tells Bird that __________________ has resumed nuclear testing.
(a) Iran.
(b) Russia.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Germany.

15. What does the doctor tell Bird about the baby?
(a) He will take several months to die.
(b) He has had the surgery.
(c) He died in his sleep.
(d) He is nearly strong enough to have the surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bird reunite with Himiko after leaving the maternity hospital?

2. What is the nature of the phone call that Bird answers?

3. What makes the baby start to cry uncontrollably in the car?

4. How does Bird get to work the next day?

5. As Bird goes to leave, Delchef gives him a book about ______________________.

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