View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the man encounter in "The Bridge" when he crosses the bridge?
(a) A man with a rope around his chest.
(b) A woman crying.
(c) His father.
(d) A young child.

3. What happens to the moth at the end of "Round in Circles"?
(a) He saves the cat.
(b) He dies.
(c) He opens the window.
(d) He wins a medal.

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

5. What are the birds in "Soaring" looking forward to?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Their daughter's wedding.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Retirement.

6. What does the man in "The Power of Belief," try to convince people of?
(a) He is smart.
(b) He is a horse.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is dead.

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

8. What does the person whom the man encounters on the bridge ask him to do?
(a) Hold the rope.
(b) Get her a hanky.
(c) Embrace him.
(d) Find her mother.

9. What is the other animal in "Round in Circles" trying to get out of?
(a) A bag.
(b) A cage.
(c) A pond.
(d) A window.

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

11. When does the man cut back the holly a second time?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

13. What distracts the moth in ""Round in Circles"?
(a) A closet filled with coats.
(b) A car.
(c) A bright light.
(d) A human.

14. How does the man treat his plant in the story "An American Holly"?
(a) He ignores it.
(b) He tries to kill it.
(c) He loves it.
(d) He hates it.

15. What is the lamb afraid of in "The Friendly Forest"?
(a) A bear,
(b) The shears.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are most of the bird couples' children able to do in "Soaring"?

2. What does the baby bird in "Soaring" want for himself?

3. What does Faust want people to ignore to gain inspiration?

4. Why does the man in "An American Holly" move the plant?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 430 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample