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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man do in "The Lesson" while he beats the woman?
(a) Recites a poem.
(b) Throws a plate.
(c) Makes a phone call.
(d) Berates her.

2. What are the men in "Tradition" not judged by?
(a) God.
(b) The people.
(c) Lies.
(d) Truth.

3. What causes a person to live his life in chains according to the introduction of Part 3?
(a) No thrills.
(b) No romance.
(c) Refusing to pray.
(d) Seeeing things in black and white.

4. What, at the start of "Symbiosis", does the Virus argue?
(a) That drinking is bad for his health.
(b) That Money is a bad painter.
(c) He cannot exist without Bacterium.
(d) That jumping is silly.

5. What happens when the Scavenger Fish quits her job?
(a) The fish die.
(b) The fish act strangly.
(c) Fishermen invade the lake.
(d) The ocea becomes gray.

6. Why does the flower in "The Wallflower" try and make herself more attractive?
(a) So she can be in a wedding bouquet.
(b) So she will be picked.
(c) So she can be in a parade.
(d) So the shop owner will like her.

7. What does the Bacterium tell the Virus to do at the start of "Symbiosis"?
(a) Come inside.
(b) Jump up and down.
(c) Leave.
(d) Have a drink.

8. What type of people does the introduction of Part 3 suggest have flexible relationships?
(a) Those who have many children.
(b) Those who read books.
(c) Those who are open to ambiguity.
(d) Those who marry young.

9. Who gives the woman in "The Magic Ring" the ring?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

10. What type of regression does the author claim humans are experiencing in Part 4?
(a) Bizzare.
(b) Mammal.
(c) Age.
(d) Reptile.

11. What is the result of the first day of the plan in "Narcissus"?
(a) Everything goes wrong.
(b) No one sees a change.
(c) Everyone dies.
(d) Everything goes smoothly.

12. What do the stepmom and her daughters believe in?
(a) Relaxation.
(b) The toothfairy.
(c) Love at first sight.
(d) Hard work.

13. Why does the author give this story the title "Narcissus"?
(a) It shows humans are narcissistic.
(b) It shows politicians are narcissistic.
(c) Narcissus is the name of a flower.
(d) It shows scientists are narcissistic.

14. What does Cinderella do after she marries the prince?
(a) Has a child.
(b) Embraces her step-mom.
(c) Cuts herself off from the family.
(d) Hires her step-mom as a maid.

15. What does Edwin H. Friedman claim reptiles lack in the introduction to Part 4?
(a) Friends.
(b) Anger.
(c) Playfulness.
(d) Teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many famous figures appear in "Tradition"?

2. Who does Edwin H. Friedman claim are the "deadly serious creatures"?

3. Who invents a socio-political-economic philosophy theory?

4. What are the men in "Tradition" concerned about?

5. What replaces the Scavenger Fish in "Burnout"?

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