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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What image do baby bird's parents want to project in "Soaring"?
(a) Lazy workers.
(b) Harsh disciplinarians.
(c) Good parents.
(d) Run down parents.

3. What does Edwin H. Friedman claim "real figures of speech" are based on?
(a) Attitudes.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Similies.
(d) Metaphors.

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

5. What do baby bird and his parents ultimately fight for in "Soaring"?
(a) Food.
(b) Love.
(c) A better life.
(d) Control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the baby bird in "Soaring" refuse to give his parents satisfaction over?

2. What does baby bird hope to do to himself by punishing his parents?

3. How do people treat John because of his nervous condition?

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

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

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