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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the man in the "The Bridge" responsible for?
(a) Saving someone's life.
(b) His family.
(c) Getting supper on the table.
(d) Saving his business.

3. How does baby bird feel at the end of "Soaring"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Scared.
(d) Happy.

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

5. How do the bird couple in "Soaring" feel about their youngest?
(a) Worried.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Scared.

6. What image do baby bird's parents want to project in "Soaring"?
(a) Lazy workers.
(b) Run down parents.
(c) Good parents.
(d) Harsh disciplinarians.

7. What does Cassandra believe people should do instead of seek answers?
(a) Write books.
(b) Ask questions.
(c) Pray.
(d) Go to war.

8. What animal is the moth confused by in "Round in Circles"?
(a) A fish.
(b) A bear.
(c) A fly.
(d) A cat.

9. In "The Failure of Syntax", what does Edwin H. Friedman claim communication does not depend on?
(a) Grammar.
(b) Hand gestures.
(c) French.
(d) Two people.

10. What do Faust and Oedipus do together in the Interlude?
(a) Duel.
(b) Fish.
(c) Debate.
(d) Eat brunch.

11. Where does Oedipus go at the end of the Interlude?
(a) To call his mother.
(b) To war.
(c) To meet a prince.
(d) To dinner.

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

13. How do people treat John because of his nervous condition?
(a) They beat him.
(b) They are oversenstive to his needs.
(c) They make sure he never takes a taxi.
(d) They buy him umbrellas.

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

15. Who writes the report in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A student.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who, in "Nervous Condition" does John marry?

3. When does the man cut back the holly a second time?

4. What is the other animal in "Round in Circles" trying to get out of?

5. Who does the man in "The Power of Belief" see in order to fix him?

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