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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 has Bird's wife been told about her baby?
2. What does the one-eyed doctor advise Bird to do?
3. The content of the letter Bird received is notifying Bird of a meeting with ______________.
4. Why does Bird go to Himiko's house?
5. Delchef thinks that Bird is being ___________________ about the situation with the baby.
Short Essay Questions
1. What instruction does Bird give the doctor regarding the baby's dwindling condition?
2. What reason does Bird give Himiko for taking the baby back to the hospital for the operation?
3. What word does Delchef write in the dictionary for Bird and what is its significance?
4. What is the significance of the mention of the maps of Africa?
5. What is the content of the letter which Bird received at his job?
6. What outward signs in Bird's life indicate that he has made internal transformations?
7. What role does Himiko and her comfort with her own sexuality play in helping Bird in his journey of transformation?
8. What is the significance of the name, Kikuhiko, to Bird and to the story?
9. What is the significance of Bird scratching behind his ear after his tiny son does the same thing?
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
What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.
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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