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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the doctor in "The Power of Belief" performs his test?
(a) The man bleeds.
(b) The man coughs.
(c) The man dies.
(d) The man screams.

2. In "The Bridge" what must the man do so he won't lose a long awaited opportunity?
(a) Bribe the mayor.
(b) Act immediately.
(c) Fight a caged lion.
(d) Cry.

3. What does Faust want people to ignore to gain inspiration?
(a) The lakes.
(b) Books.
(c) The future.
(d) The past.

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

5. Who does the author claim he feels protective over in the Prologue?
(a) His agent.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) The characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What challenge did Edwin H. Friedman face in writing his fables?

2. Who does the man encounter in "The Bridge" when he crosses the bridge?

3. How do the bird couple in "Soaring" feel about their youngest?

4. Who is Faust?

5. What does communication depend on in "The Failure of Syntax"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conclusion of the report in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?

2. What does Edwin H. Friedman mean by "The Failure of Syntax"?

3. What is the common moral in "An American Holly" and "The Power of Belief"?

4. What is Edwin H. Friedman's relationship to his characters?

5. How is John treated by others in "Nervous Condition" and why?

6. How does the man in "An American Holly" treat his holly plant?

7. What does Cassandra offer to the debate between Faust and Oedipus?

8. How are the characters of Faust and Oedipus similar?

9. What finally convinces baby bird to leave the nest?

10. What does the line "the essential difficulty in trying to communicate with another is how to get past the interference of the resistance demons who inhabit that other" mean?

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