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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The doctor at the clinic states that the baby is developing _________________.
(a) leukemia.
(b) blindness.
(c) pneumonia.
(d) epilepsy.

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

3. Himiko tells Bird that he must define and isolate ____________________ in order to conquer them.
(a) his feelings of fear.
(b) his feelings for her.
(c) his feelings of hatred.
(d) his feelings of anxiety.

4. What makes the baby start to cry uncontrollably in the car?
(a) The radio is too loud.
(b) A car backfires.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) Bird swerves to miss a dead sparrow.

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

6. Which of the following is NOT one of Bird's African treasures he has at Himiko's apartment?
(a) Coins.
(b) Maps.
(c) Book.
(d) Poster.

7. What is Himiko doing when she suddenly cries out in the apartment?
(a) Watching a mugging from the window.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading a novel.
(d) Watching television.

8. Bird remains awake all night imagining that _____________________.
(a) the baby is being fed and not starved.
(b) he has money for the baby's surgery.
(c) his wife has taken the baby home.
(d) the baby has died.

9. When Bird meets with Delchef, Delchef tells him that _______________________.
(a) he needs to borrow some money.
(b) he is returning to his home country.
(c) he has no intention of leaving his Japanese girlfriend.
(d) he wants to go to Africa with him.

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

11. After talking to the person in #164, Bird realizes that he _______________________.
(a) has nothing to make his life worthy.
(b) wants to move to America.
(c) should have a better-paying job by now.
(d) is in love with Himiko.

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

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

14. As Bird goes to leave, Delchef gives him a book about ______________________.
(a) Africa.
(b) World War II.
(c) poetry.
(d) a dictionary.

15. Where did Himiko's husband die?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In the room where she and Bird sleep.
(c) On a beach.
(d) In an attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. That night, Bird awakens frequently from dreams in which ________________________.

2. The professor thinks that Bird's __________________ no longer fits him.

3. In what country does Bird live?

4. What does Himiko suggest to Bird regarding the baby?

5. Bird says that he cannot think about anything but ___________________.

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