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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does baby bird leave forever at the end of "Soaring"?
(a) Maryland.
(b) The birdhouse.
(c) The earth.
(d) His nest.

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

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

4. What do Faust and Oedipus discuss in the Interlude?
(a) Literature.
(b) Fish.
(c) Women.
(d) Humanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man treat his plant in the story "An American Holly"?

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

3. What is the name of the bird couple in "Soaring"?

4. How does the person the man encounters on the bridge feel the man is acting?

5. What does the baby bird in "Soaring" refuse to give his parents satisfaction over?

(see the answer key)

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