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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the baby do as Bird watches?

2. What does Bird's wife accuse him of doing?

3. What has Bird's wife been told about her baby?

4. Himiko tells Bird that the person in #129 said the things about Bird because ______________________.

5. In what country does Bird live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bird name the baby and how does Himiko know the name?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abandonment seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of abandonment? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the lives of the characters? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Bird. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Bird?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the novle and note why they are examples of irony.

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