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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. How does the other animal in "Round in Circles", react to the moth's advice?
(a) He shouts "Tais-toi!"
(b) He takes it.
(c) He covers his ears and sings "lalala!"
(d) He ignores it.

2. What does baby bird leave forever at the end of "Soaring"?
(a) The earth.
(b) The birdhouse.
(c) His nest.
(d) Maryland.

3. In "Projection", what does Billy want to be when he grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A serial killer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A cop.

4. Where does Oedipus go at the end of the Interlude?
(a) To call his mother.
(b) To dinner.
(c) To war.
(d) To meet a prince.

5. How do the bird couple in "Soaring" feel about their youngest?
(a) Happy.
(b) Scared.
(c) Worried.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author suggest is the issue with communicating at the start of Part 2?

2. What does the person whom the man encounters on the bridge ask him to do?

3. In "The Bridge" what must the man do so he won't lose a long awaited opportunity?

4. In "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family", what is the conclusion of the report?

5. What does the family doctor ask the man in "The Power of Belief"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the man on the rope in "The Bridge" think the first man is being selfish?

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

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

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

5. Why does Billy act the way he does in "Projection" and why is he frustrated with his parents?

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

7. How does the doctor try to break the man's belief in "The Power of Belief"? What is the result of the attempt?

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

9. What does Faust argue is the best way for humans to find truth?

10. How does the main character of "The Power of Belief" demonstrate the title?

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