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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Himiko run into a store to purchase for the baby?
(a) Formula.
(b) Bottles.
(c) A pacifier.
(d) Diapers.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Bird's wife when he sees her?
(a) Pale.
(b) In pain.
(c) Energized.
(d) Uneasy.

4. What does the doctor tell Bird about the baby?
(a) He will take several months to die.
(b) He died in his sleep.
(c) He is nearly strong enough to have the surgery.
(d) He has had the surgery.

5. Bird's in-laws _____________________.
(a) paid for all the hospital bills.
(b) are pleased with the decision Bird made.
(c) wish the baby had died.
(d) want to raise the baby.

6. Where does Bird reunite with Himiko after leaving the maternity hospital?
(a) A cafe.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Her car.
(d) A club.

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

8. What name does Bird give the baby at the hospital?
(a) Kanaye.
(b) Kenzo.
(c) Haru.
(d) Kikuhiko.

9. What is Delchef's native language?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Balkan.
(d) French.

10. What concerns Bird about Himiko's car?
(a) It doesn't have a roof.
(b) The tires are bad.
(c) The battery is dead.
(d) It has a lot of exhaust.

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

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

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

14. What does Bird's wife recall hearing as she was giving birth?
(a) The radio in the delivery room.
(b) The ambulance sirens.
(c) The baby's cry.
(d) The giggles of the doctor.

15. Himiko reminds Bird of _________________________.
(a) the probable fate of the baby.
(b) his wedding anniversary.
(c) the restaurant check.
(d) his rent payment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what country does Bird live?

3. Where does Himiko drive Bird after leaving his apartment?

4. Why does the pediatrician shout at Bird?

5. Which of the following does Bird NOT say to Himiko?

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