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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Bird arrives at school, he learns that he has a meeting with _________________ after class.
(a) the Board of Education.
(b) the English Department.
(c) the Principal.
(d) a parent.

3. Delchef thinks that Bird is being ___________________ about the situation with the baby.
(a) selfish.
(b) wise.
(c) practical.
(d) frugal.

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

5. Bird wants to stop ________________________.
(a) smoking.
(b) losing jobs.
(c) drinking too much.
(d) being a man who's always running away.

6. What is Delchef's native language?
(a) French.
(b) Balkan.
(c) German.
(d) English.

7. What does Bird tell the doctor he wants to do with the baby?
(a) Take the baby home.
(b) Have the surgery.
(c) Let the baby die.
(d) Let him get a little stronger before deciding.

8. 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.

9. Himiko reminds Bird of _________________________.
(a) his rent payment.
(b) the probable fate of the baby.
(c) his wedding anniversary.
(d) the restaurant check.

10. What does Himiko suggest to Bird to help him get over his distaste for the female body?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Anal intercourse.
(c) Sex therapy.
(d) Pornography.

11. 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 wants to go to Africa with him.
(d) he has no intention of leaving his Japanese girlfriend.

12. What does Bird's wife accuse him of doing?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Abandoning the baby.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Not loving her.

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

14. Who owns the establishment in #163?
(a) Kikuhiko.
(b) Hari.
(c) Midori.
(d) Kenzo.

15. Bird recalls that the last words of the person in #164 to Bird were about _________________.
(a) money.
(b) fear.
(c) religion.
(d) sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was A PERSONAL MATTER first published?

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

3. What does Bird unexpectedly do after work?

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

5. The doctor at the clinic states that the baby is developing _________________.

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