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

2. As Bird goes to leave, Delchef gives him a book about ______________________.
(a) poetry.
(b) Africa.
(c) World War II.
(d) a dictionary.

3. The content of the letter Bird received is notifying Bird of a meeting with ______________.
(a) Delchef.
(b) the School Board.
(c) the Principal.
(d) the Disciplinary Committee.

4. How does Bird get to work the next day?
(a) He rides his bike.
(b) He takes the subway.
(c) He rides the bus.
(d) He drives Himiko's car.

5. Why does Bird decide to go to the meeting with the person in #126?
(a) Maybe he can get some job leads.
(b) There will be alcohol served there.
(c) It will be a good distraction from worries of the baby.
(d) He does not decide to go to the meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Delchef thinks that Bird is being ___________________ about the situation with the baby.

2. What concerns Bird about Himiko's car?

3. What does the one-eyed doctor tell Bird about Bird's wife?

4. A student offers to help Bird get a job as a ________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Bird conflicted when Himiko's father-in-law says she and Bird should go to Africa?

(see the answer keys)

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