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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. Why are Billy's parents worried in "Projection"?
(a) His drawings are violent.
(b) They are losing their jobs.
(c) His bed is unmade.
(d) He gets F's in school

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

3. What does the person whom the man encounters on the bridge ask him to do?
(a) Get her a hanky.
(b) Hold the rope.
(c) Find her mother.
(d) Embrace him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the doctor think about Billy in "Projection"?

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

5. Who writes the report in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?

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