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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Bonds and Binds, Fables 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes John's wife to change the way she treats her husband in "Nervous Condition"?
(a) John loses his job.
(b) John has an affair.
(c) A cat with her kittens.
(d) A dog with her puppies.

2. What does the baby bird in "Soaring" refuse to give his parents satisfaction over?
(a) His birth.
(b) His career.
(c) His achievement.
(d) Retirement.

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

4. At the end of "Nervous Condition", how does John's wife attack him?
(a) She steps on his nerves.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With words.
(d) With a bat.

5. How do people treat John because of his nervous condition?
(a) They buy him umbrellas.
(b) They are oversenstive to his needs.
(c) They beat him.
(d) They make sure he never takes a taxi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the lamb's friends say about her fear?

2. In the Interlude, what does Oedipus think will happen if people follow Cassandra's line of thinking?

3. What do baby bird and his parents ultimately fight for in "Soaring"?

4. How does baby bird feel towards his parents in "Soaring"?

5. What does baby bird discover one morning upon waking?

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