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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. How does baby bird feel towards his parents in "Soaring"?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Scared.
(d) Resentful.

2. What does baby bird leave forever at the end of "Soaring"?
(a) Maryland.
(b) The earth.
(c) His nest.
(d) The birdhouse.

3. What does Faust want people to look to for inspiration?
(a) The future.
(b) Books.
(c) Art.
(d) The mountains.

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

5. What challenge did Edwin H. Friedman face in writing his fables?
(a) He was lazy.
(b) The editors wanted to revise them.
(c) He was sued by his ex-wife.
(d) He could not find the source of his fables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lamb afraid of in "The Friendly Forest"?

2. What happens to the Virus in the 3rd section of the story?

3. What does the Bacterium tell the Virus to do at the start of "Symbiosis"?

4. What does the man in "An American Holly" do out of frustration?

5. In what season does the holly die for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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