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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. In "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family", what is the conclusion of the report?
(a) Cain might kill Able.
(b) Red is an angry color.
(c) Families should not be allowed to have multiple family members in office.
(d) Parents just don't understand.

2. Who warns the lamb about her friends' advice?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A member of the forest community.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Her father.

3. 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 a bat.
(d) With words.

4. Who is the first family in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?
(a) The Bush family.
(b) The Clinton family.
(c) Adam, Eve, Cain, and Able.
(d) Adam and Eve.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the man encounter in "The Bridge" when he crosses the bridge?

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

4. What happens to the person the man encounters on the bridge?

5. Why is John shocked at his wife's behavior at the end of "Nervous Condition"?

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