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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. What is Bird's mother-in-law doing when he arrives at the hospital?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Hiding her face.
(c) Crying.
(d) Talking on the phone.

2. What does Africa represent in Bird's life now?
(a) Spirit of avoidance.
(b) Postponement.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Lost causes.

3. What is Bird told about the new baby?
(a) The baby is very healthy.
(b) The baby is premature.
(c) The baby has a deformed heart.
(d) The baby is abnormal.

4. Surgery will be performed on Bird's baby to ______________________.
(a) straighten his legs.
(b) fix a heart defect.
(c) put the brain back in the head.
(d) put in ear tubes.

5. To Bird, the baby represents __________________.
(a) healing.
(b) his destiny.
(c) a trap.
(d) a gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does the new baby have?

2. Why does Bird need to call his mother-in-law?

3. What had happened to Himiko's husband?

4. What does Bird tell Himiko?

5. What makes Bird happy for a few moments as he leaves the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Delchef and how is he introduced into the story?

3. What does Bird's father-in-law give to Bird during the visit and why is this an unlikely offering given Bird's troubles with addiction?

4. What is significant about Bird's hangover and vomiting in class?

5. In what ways could the women at the maternity hospital be symbolized as angels?

6. Where does Bird go after leaving his father-in-law's office?

7. What is unusual about the doctor who speaks to Bird about the baby?

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

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

10. What is the significance of the students in Bird's class and what do they represent after his in-class vomiting incident?

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