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

2. How does Bird feel after his sexual encounter with Himiko?
(a) Comforted.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Euphoric.

3. What name had Bird's wife been thinking of giving to the baby?
(a) Kikuhiko.
(b) Botan.
(c) Ryuicho.
(d) Mamoru.

4. What does Bird unexpectedly do after work?
(a) He buys a ticket to Africa.
(b) He resigns.
(c) He runs away with Himiko.
(d) He buys a new car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Himiko suggest to Bird regarding the baby?

3. Bird has plans to _____________________.

4. What does Bird bring with him from the apartment?

5. The women in the maternity hospital think that Bird ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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