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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 makes Bird happy for a few moments as he leaves the school?
(a) It is finally the weekend.
(b) He sees children playing in a park.
(c) The sun is shining brightly.
(d) The first student who tried to quiet the second student.

2. What games does Bird try after talking to his mother-in-law?
(a) Pac Man.
(b) Tests of strength.
(c) A pinball game.
(d) A Grand Prix racing game.

3. Why can the new baby not have surgery?
(a) It is too risky.
(b) He is too young.
(c) It is inoperable.
(d) It is too expensive.

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

5. Bird encounters a man whose baby has no ________________.
(a) nose.
(b) ears.
(c) legs.
(d) liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. The older man who comes to Himiko's is a/an ___________________.

2. The doctor would like to be present for the baby's __________________.

3. What does Bird do to send the gang's fighter to the ground?

4. Which of the following does Bird NOT think about on this day?

5. Himiko suggests that in another universe, Bird's baby will live to his __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Himiko's character in the story?

2. How does Bird's thoughts about his child as a war hero show what Bird really feels about the journey ahead for the child and himself?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Bird's encounter with the gang a boost to his flailing ego?

9. How does Bird learn that his child has a problem?

10. What seems to exaggerate Bird's feelings of inadequacy at the arcade?

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