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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the person the man encounters on the bridge feel the man is acting?
(a) Silly.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Angry.

3. Who does Cassandra agree with at the end of the Interlude?
(a) No one.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Faust.
(d) Her father.

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

5. What is the lamb's friends' advice at the end of ""The Friendly Forest"?
(a) To hide in a tree.
(b) To communicate with the bear.
(c) To run away.
(d) To communicate with the tiger.

6. What does the baby bird in "Soaring" want for himself?
(a) A nest.
(b) Money.
(c) Fame.
(d) Independence.

7. How do the people who treat the man in "The Power of Belief" feel after speaking with the man?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Frustrated.

8. What is the name of the bird couple in "Soaring"?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Hex.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Canary.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Bird.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Robin.

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

10. Who is Oedipus?
(a) A man who kills his father.
(b) A painter.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A bar keeper.

11. What does Edwin H. Friedman claim "real figures of speech" are based on?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Attitudes.
(d) Similies.

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

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

14. What does the doctor think about Billy in "Projection"?
(a) Billy is sad.
(b) Billy is normal.
(c) Billy is angry.
(d) Billy is dying.

15. In "Projection", what does Billy want to be when he grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A cop.
(d) A serial killer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When baby bird enacts his punishment upon his parents, what happens?

2. What lessons do the morals in Part 2 encourage?

3. What happens when the doctor in "The Power of Belief" performs his test?

4. What, according to Cassandra, does the human race rely on?

5. What does baby bird leave forever at the end of "Soaring"?

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