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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 the author suggest is the issue with communicating at the start of Part 2?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Demons.
(c) Technology.
(d) Egos.

2. What lessons do the morals in Part 2 encourage?
(a) Sharing.
(b) Caring.
(c) Good marriage.
(d) Communication.

3. What are most of the bird couples' children able to do in "Soaring"?
(a) Fly.
(b) Sing.
(c) Speak.
(d) Find worms.

4. What happens to the plant at the end of "An American Holly"?
(a) It comes back to life.
(b) It walks away.
(c) It dies.
(d) It cries.

5. In "The Bridge" what must the man do so he won't lose a long awaited opportunity?
(a) Bribe the mayor.
(b) Cry.
(c) Act immediately.
(d) Fight a caged lion.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What do baby bird and his parents ultimately fight for in "Soaring"?

5. What does Edwin H. Friedman claim "real figures of speech" are based on?

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