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

2. What is Himiko doing when she suddenly cries out in the apartment?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Watching a mugging from the window.
(d) Reading a novel.

3. Who owns the establishment in #163?
(a) Kenzo.
(b) Kikuhiko.
(c) Hari.
(d) Midori.

4. Bird has plans to _____________________.
(a) become a tourist guide.
(b) divorce his wife.
(c) visit America.
(d) get his Master's degree.

5. What happens at Himiko's house as she and Bird get ready to go for the baby?
(a) Someone steals a tire from her car.
(b) A fire breaks out in the kitchen.
(c) The power goes out.
(d) Someone throws a rock through a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bird remains awake all night imagining that _____________________.

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

3. Where do Bird and Himiko go after leaving the baby at the clinic?

4. Bird is going to make sure the baby has the operation for _____________ sake.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the name, Kikuhiko, to Bird and to the story?

2. In what way has Bird essentially changed universes in his life?

3. What is the significance of the mention of the maps of Africa?

4. What is the significance of Bird's worrying about the top on the car and Himiko's swerving to miss hitting the dead sparrow on the road?

5. Who is Kikuhiko and how is he introduced to the story?

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

7. What positive encounter does Bird have with the second student from his class?

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

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

10. How have Himiko's feelings about Bird evolved over the last few days?

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