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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the weather like as Bird takes on the gang?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Clear.
(c) Windy.
(d) Snowy.

3. The doctor describes the baby as __________________.
(a) a blessing.
(b) a gift.
(c) a vegetable.
(d) an angel.

4. What does Bird do to send the gang's fighter to the ground?
(a) Flips him on his back.
(b) Grabs his legs.
(c) Hits his head with a rock.
(d) Head butts him in the belly.

5. Where does Bird work?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Bookstore.
(c) Bistro.
(d) Cram-school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Himiko been doing before Bird got to her apartment?

2. What puts Bird in a good mood?

3. Where does Bird go after he gets dressed?

4. What does Bird note about the hospital's Director?

5. Who does Bird see standing at the windows of the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Waking up sick with a hangover, what does Bird think might serve as partial restitution for the baby's dire situation?

2. What is important foreshadowing regarding the tests of strength and Bird's encounter with the gang?

3. How is sex and sexuality a means for Bird to avoid responsibility?

4. What does Bird think about after he leaves the shop and how does he avoid learning about the birth of his child?

5. What is Bird's state of mind at the beginning of the book and what does the first chapter signify for his life?

6. Who are the people who Bird encounters when he gets to the maternity hospital?

7. What does Bird observe when he visits his father-in-law at the university?

8. Describe the nature of Bird's brief encounter with the transvestite on the street.

9. What is ironic about Bird's using sex to avoid responsibility?

10. What does the glass-eyed doctor tell Bird they will know more about the baby's condition?

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