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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. Himiko tells Bird that the name given to the baby is also the name of ____________________.
(a) book.
(b) festival.
(c) a gay bar.
(d) village.

2. What does the one-eyed doctor advise Bird to do?
(a) Take his wife on a vacation.
(b) Take his wife home.
(c) Put his wife in a psychological hospital.
(d) Continue lying to his wife.

3. What can Bird not see when he looks into his son's eyes?
(a) His reflection.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Life.
(d) Any recognition.

4. What does Bird's wife accuse him of doing?
(a) Abandoning the baby.
(b) Having an affair.
(c) Not loving her.
(d) Drinking too much.

5. When Bird meets with Delchef, Delchef tells him that _______________________.
(a) he has no intention of leaving his Japanese girlfriend.
(b) he wants to go to Africa with him.
(c) he is returning to his home country.
(d) he needs to borrow some money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Himiko prepared to help Bird with the baby?

2. Bird says that he cannot think about anything but ___________________.

3. After talking to the person in #164, Bird realizes that he _______________________.

4. Who is visiting with Himiko when Bird arrives?

5. Himiko tells Bird that __________________ has resumed nuclear testing.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to Bird when he goes to his job at the school in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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