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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. From where does Bird call his mother-in-law?
(a) A bistro.
(b) A video arcade.
(c) A bus station.
(d) A cell phone.

2. Bird compares the baby's situation to ______________________.
(a) a miner.
(b) an angel.
(c) a wounded war hero.
(d) a saint.

3. The Director of the hospital asks Bird if he would like to see ___________________.
(a) the maternity ward.
(b) the surgical suite.
(c) the blood bank.
(d) the goods.

4. Who is looking for a fight with Bird?
(a) A gang.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His professor.

5. Bird briefly fantasizes about _______________________.
(a) being wealthy.
(b) an evening with the transvestite.
(c) flying a plane.
(d) skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Bird get the money to pay the hospital bills?

2. Of what is Bird convinced as he walks through the hospital?

3. What does Bird note about the hospital's Director?

4. The Hospital Director's behavior makes him appear to be __________________.

5. Himiko can best be described as __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bird think about after he leaves the shop and how does he avoid learning about the birth of his child?

2. Where does Bird go after leaving his father-in-law's office?

3. What is important foreshadowing regarding the tests of strength and Bird's encounter with the gang?

4. What is significant about Bird's hangover and vomiting in class?

5. What does Bird observe when he visits his father-in-law at the university?

6. What does the glass-eyed doctor tell Bird they will know more about the baby's condition?

7. In what ways could the women at the maternity hospital be symbolized as angels?

8. Who is Delchef and how is he introduced into the story?

9. What do the giggling doctor and the one-eyed doctor symbolize in the story?

10. What is Bird doing at the beginning of A PERSONAL MATTER? What is going on with Bird's wife and how does Bird think his life will soon change?

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