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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) That jumping is silly.
(d) He cannot exist without Bacterium.

2. How are Jean and Jane similar?
(a) Address.
(b) Age.
(c) Personality.
(d) Shoe size.

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

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

5. What do the men in "tradition" argue about?
(a) Whose theory is best.
(b) The current government.
(c) Their theories' limitations.
(d) God.

6. Why does the woman feel the way she does at the start of "The Magic Ring"?
(a) Her mother died.
(b) Her husband left her.
(c) Her boyfriend proposed.
(d) She murdered someone.

7. Why does the flower in "The Wallflower" begin to doubt herself?
(a) She is not growing.
(b) She is not picked from the field.
(c) She has thorns.
(d) She is ugly.

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

9. In "The Magic Ring", what is the woman's mood at the start of the story?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Heartbroken.
(c) In love.
(d) Happy.

10. How does Cinderella's stepmom begin her speech in "Cinderella: An Address Delivered to the National Association of Family Therapists by Cinderella's Stepmother"?
(a) She thanks the audience.
(b) She makes fun of Cinderella.
(c) She cries.
(d) She screams.

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

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

13. Who does Edwin H. Friedman claim are the "deadly serious creatures"?
(a) Fish.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Reptiles.
(d) Sharks.

14. In "Attachment", how does the man arrive on the tropical island?
(a) Vacation.
(b) He lives there.
(c) Shipwreck.
(d) A plane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of writing is the first part of "Symbiosis"?

2. What is the purpose of the screen on the forehead in "Narcissus"?

3. How soon does Cinderella's father propose to the stepmom?

4. Why does Moses want to include non-religious leaders in his document?

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

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