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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. Which of the following does Bird NOT say to Himiko?
(a) He wants the baby to have the operation.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He is going to take the baby back to the hospital.
(d) He has changed his mind about the baby.

2. That night, Bird awakens frequently from dreams in which ________________________.
(a) he cannot get off an escalator.
(b) he is being chases by a unicorn.
(c) the baby is as big as a skyscraper.
(d) he imagines the phone ringing.

3. What does Bird receive when he gets to work?
(a) New books.
(b) An award.
(c) A computer.
(d) A sealed letter.

4. Himiko tells Bird that he must define and isolate ____________________ in order to conquer them.
(a) his feelings for her.
(b) his feelings of hatred.
(c) his feelings of anxiety.
(d) his feelings of fear.

5. What does Himiko suggest to Bird regarding the baby?
(a) They get in touch with a doctor who will end the baby's life.
(b) Let the baby grow a little while longer to see if he gets strong enough to have surgery.
(c) Let the baby die in the hospital now.
(d) That Bird's wife should make the decision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nature of the phone call that Bird answers?

2. What concerns Bird about Himiko's car?

3. Himiko reminds Bird of _________________________.

4. What does the doctor tell Bird about the baby?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bird's encounter with Kikuhiko point out to Bird?

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

3. What does Bird view the vagina and womb as and what does Himiko suggest that he do to get over his distaste for the female body?

4. What is the content of the letter which Bird received at his job?

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

6. What instruction does Bird give the doctor regarding the baby's dwindling condition?

7. What word does Delchef write in the dictionary for Bird and what is its significance?

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

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

10. What does Bird feel after his sexual encounter with Himiko?

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