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

2. The professor thinks that Bird's __________________ no longer fits him.
(a) hat.
(b) shoes.
(c) shirt.
(d) nickname.

3. What does Himiko suggest to Bird to help him get over his distaste for the female body?
(a) Sex therapy.
(b) Anal intercourse.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Pornography.

4. Bird is going to make sure the baby has the operation for _____________ sake.
(a) his wife's.
(b) the doctor's.
(c) the baby's.
(d) Bird's.

5. In what country does Bird live?
(a) China.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bird has plans to _____________________.

3. Who is visiting with Himiko when Bird arrives?

4. What does Bird's wife recall hearing as she was giving birth?

5. What does the one-eyed doctor advise Bird to do?

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 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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