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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Failure of Syntax, Fables 3 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the person the man encounters on the bridge?
(a) He is a ghost.
(b) He dies.
(c) She finds her mother.
(d) She marries.

2. Who, in "Nervous Condition" does John marry?
(a) A woman his mother's age.
(b) A mean woman.
(c) An oversensitive woman.
(d) His high school sweetheart.

3. What is John's nervous condition?
(a) He doesn't like the rain.
(b) His nerve endings are outside his body.
(c) His mother beat him.
(d) He is afraid of taxis.

4. What does communication depend on in "The Failure of Syntax"?
(a) Sign language.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Emotional context.
(d) Hand gestures.

5. What is the other animal in "Round in Circles" trying to get out of?
(a) A pond.
(b) A window.
(c) A bag.
(d) A cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Billy's parents worried in "Projection"?

2. In "The Bridge" what must the man do so he won't lose a long awaited opportunity?

3. What challenge did Edwin H. Friedman face in writing his fables?

4. How does the moth try to help the other animal in "Round in Circles"?

5. In "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family", what is the conclusion of the report?

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