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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. Why does Bird decide to go to the meeting with the person in #126?

3. Where does Bird reunite with Himiko after leaving the maternity hospital?

4. Where do Bird and Himiko go after leaving the baby at the clinic?

5. What does Himiko run into a store to purchase for the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bird feel after his sexual encounter with Himiko?

2. What reason does Bird give Himiko for taking the baby back to the hospital for the operation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the conflict between Bird and his wife. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does the conflict between Bird and his wife occur shortly after their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

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