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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does the stepmom meet Cinderella's father?
(a) After her first husband died.
(b) In the winter.
(c) At her 40th birthday.
(d) At midnight.

3. How do the dominoes try to avoid the panic?
(a) They run away.
(b) They try to figure out a way to stop the chain reaction.
(c) The cover their dots with glue.
(d) They fall down and play dead.

4. How does Cinderella's stepmom feel before she meets Cinderella's father?
(a) Happy.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Destitute.

5. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella's prince?
(a) Rude.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Angry.
(d) A flaky dreamer.

6. Why does the Scavenger Fish quit her job?
(a) She is frustrated.
(b) She is angry.
(c) No reason.
(d) She marries.

7. What type of writing is the first part of "Symbiosis"?
(a) Prose.
(b) Essay.
(c) Notice.
(d) Eulogy.

8. What happens in "Caught in Her Own Web" when a bug is caught in the web?
(a) The web changes color.
(b) The web screams.
(c) The spider eats the bug.
(d) The spider releases it.

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

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

11. What is the Scavenger Fish's job in "Burnout"?
(a) Eating Minnows
(b) Catching insects.
(c) Alerting other fish to fishermen.
(d) Eating feces.

12. Why does Moses want to include non-religious leaders in his document?
(a) He likes everyone.
(b) He hates everyone.
(c) His conversations in "Tradition".
(d) He forgot to include them the first time.

13. How many famous figures appear in "Tradition"?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

14. In "Narcissus", what do scientists discover?
(a) The light bulb.
(b) A volcano.
(c) The ability to create life from scratch.
(d) A new species of spider.

15. What happens to the Virus in the 3rd section of the story?
(a) He becomes malignant.
(b) He falls in love.
(c) He comes home.
(d) He is hit by a car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Edwin H. Friedman claim reptiles lack in the introduction to Part 4?

3. What do the men in "tradition" argue about?

4. How does the stepmom react to Cinderella's father's interest in her?

5. What does the Bacterium tell the Virus to do at the start of "Symbiosis"?

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