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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 happens to John's nervous condition at the end of the story?
(a) He forgives his mother.
(b) He seeks therapy.
(c) He realizes taxis are clean.
(d) His nerves retreat into his body.

2. Who, in "Nervous Condition" does John marry?
(a) An oversensitive woman.
(b) A mean woman.
(c) His high school sweetheart.
(d) A woman his mother's age.

3. 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) Families should not be allowed to have multiple family members in office.
(d) Cain might kill Able.

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

5. What happens to the person the man encounters on the bridge?
(a) She marries.
(b) He is a ghost.
(c) She finds her mother.
(d) He dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distracts the moth in ""Round in Circles"?

2. What animal is the moth confused by in "Round in Circles"?

3. What do the lamb's friends say about her fear?

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

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

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