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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 dreaming of in Chapter 2?
(a) Flying.
(b) Riding a pink unicorn.
(c) Being chased by an angry animal.
(d) Playing catch with his son.

2. What does the gang yell as they leave Bird?
(a) Bird is too small.
(b) Bird is too old.
(c) Bird is a pro fighter.
(d) Bird is crazy.

3. Why does Bird need to call his mother-in-law?
(a) To check on the baby's birth.
(b) To ask her to dinner.
(c) To borrow her car.
(d) To borrow some money

4. What awakens Bird from his sleep?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) His wife.
(d) A telephone call.

5. When will the baby's condition be better known?
(a) When the baby is six months old.
(b) After the brain surgeon examines him.
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) If exploratory surgery can be done.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does the new baby have?

2. Who does Bird encounter when he leaves the shop?

3. Surgery will be performed on Bird's baby to ______________________.

4. What kind of book is Bird looking at as the novel begins?

5. Himiko can best be described as __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the altercation Bird has with a student in his class after Bird vomits.

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

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

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 advice does Bird's mother-in-law give him regarding visiting his wife?

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

9. What is Bird doing at the beginning of A PERSONAL MATTER? What is going on with Bird's wife and how does Bird think his life will soon change?

10. How does the doctor exhibit insensitivity toward Bird about the baby on the way to the hospital?

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