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

3. How many children do the birds in "Soaring" have?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

4. Who warns the lamb about her friends' advice?
(a) Her father.
(b) The farmer.
(c) Her mother.
(d) A member of the forest community.

5. What do Faust and Oedipus discuss in the Interlude?
(a) Literature.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Fish.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the person the man encounters on the bridge feel the man is acting?

2. What do baby bird and his parents ultimately fight for in "Soaring"?

3. Who, in "Nervous Condition" does John marry?

4. What does Cassandra believe people should do instead of seek answers?

5. What is the youngest bird unable to do at the start of "Soaring"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Describe the end of "Soaring".

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

5. Why are Billy's parents afraid of him in the story "Projection"?

6. How does the man's attitude in "An American Holly" change from beginning to end?

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

8. What is the significance of the man crossing the bridge in the story of the "The Bridge"?

9. What advice does the moth give the fly in "Round in Circles"? Why should the moth follow his own advice?

10. What do Faust and Oedipus debate in the Interlude?

(see the answer keys)

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