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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Himiko drive Bird after leaving his apartment?
(a) A library.
(b) The airport.
(c) A bistro.
(d) The hospital.

2. A student offers to help Bird get a job as a ________________.
(a) tour guide.
(b) professor.
(c) proofreader.
(d) tutor.

3. Who is visiting with Himiko when Bird arrives?
(a) A college friend.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

4. What is the nature of the phone call that Bird answers?
(a) It is a wrong number.
(b) He is to go to the hospital to see the surgeon.
(c) His mother-in-law tells him the baby is dead.
(d) His wife wants him to come home.

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

6. What does Himiko suggest to Bird regarding the baby?
(a) They get in touch with a doctor who will end the baby's life.
(b) Let the baby die in the hospital now.
(c) That Bird's wife should make the decision.
(d) Let the baby grow a little while longer to see if he gets strong enough to have surgery.

7. In what country does Bird live?
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) Korea.
(d) Japan.

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

9. Bird says that he cannot think about anything but ___________________.
(a) his wife.
(b) a job.
(c) the baby.
(d) Himiko.

10. The person in #145 suggests that Himiko and Bird ______________________.
(a) start a business.
(b) go to Africa.
(c) adopt a child.
(d) get married.

11. Why is Himiko prepared to help Bird with the baby?
(a) She loves babies.
(b) She thinks he will pay her.
(c) She has strong feelings for Bird now.
(d) She wants to be a nurse.

12. Which of the following does NOT describe Bird's wife when he sees her?
(a) Energized.
(b) In pain.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Pale.

13. What does Bird bring with him from the apartment?
(a) Painting.
(b) Money.
(c) Maps of Africa.
(d) Laptop.

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

15. What does Bird note about Himiko and the person in #129?
(a) They have had a bad fight.
(b) They have a secret joke about him.
(c) They are about to go out for the evening.
(d) They have just had sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Himiko want to do after the baby dies?

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

3. How does Bird feel after his sexual encounter with Himiko?

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

5. The next day at the hospital, Bird is assured by the baby's doctor that the "crisis" will occur __________________.

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