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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. What do the lamb's friends say about her fear?
(a) She must know a lot about shears.
(b) She is silly.
(c) She has a right to be scared.
(d) She is stupid.

2. Who does the man encounter in "The Bridge" when he crosses the bridge?
(a) A woman crying.
(b) A man with a rope around his chest.
(c) His father.
(d) A young child.

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

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

5. Who does the author claim he feels protective over in the Prologue?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) The characters.
(d) His agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Projection", what does Billy want to be when he grows up?

2. In "The Failure of Syntax", what does Edwin H. Friedman claim communication does not depend on?

3. What is John's nervous condition?

4. What happens to John's nervous condition at the end of the story?

5. Who is the first family in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?

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