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

2. What does Himiko run into a store to purchase for the baby?
(a) A pacifier.
(b) Formula.
(c) Bottles.
(d) Diapers.

3. Bird says that he cannot think about anything but ___________________.
(a) his wife.
(b) Himiko.
(c) a job.
(d) the baby.

4. What name had Bird's wife been thinking of giving to the baby?
(a) Mamoru.
(b) Botan.
(c) Ryuicho.
(d) Kikuhiko.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Bird's wife when he sees her?
(a) Energized.
(b) Pale.
(c) In pain.
(d) Uneasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bird unexpectedly do after work?

2. Why is Himiko stopped by a police officer?

3. What does Bird receive when he gets to work?

4. When Bird arrives at school, he learns that he has a meeting with _________________ after class.

5. What does Himiko want to do after the baby dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What outward signs in Bird's life indicate that he has made internal transformations?

2. What reason does Bird give Himiko for taking the baby back to the hospital for the operation?

3. Describe the motif of fear in the book and how Bird transcends it after talking with Kikuhiko.

4. What do Bird and Himiko do when told that the baby is nearly strong enough for the operation?

5. How is Bird's burden somehow lightened when he finally accepts responsibility for his son?

6. How are Bird and Delchef in contrast regarding their attitudes toward responsibility?

7. What role does Himiko and her comfort with her own sexuality play in helping Bird in his journey of transformation?

8. What is the significance of Bird scratching behind his ear after his tiny son does the same thing?

9. What are some of the negative and positive reminders that Bird receives about the possibilities for his future?

10. What is the symbolism of Himiko's repeatedly getting lost on the way to the clinic?

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