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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 does the man in ""An American Holly" promise to do after he returns from a trip with his family?
(a) Buy a dog.
(b) Burn the plant.
(c) Buy a new plant.
(d) Rip out the plant.

2. What does Faust want people to look to for inspiration?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The future.
(c) Art.
(d) Books.

3. At the end of "Soaring", what does the baby bird enjoy?
(a) Freedom.
(b) His family.
(c) Food.
(d) His friends.

4. When baby bird enacts his punishment upon his parents, what happens?
(a) He dies.
(b) He cries.
(c) He flies.
(d) He injures himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Faust and Oedipus do together in the Interlude?

2. Who is Faust?

3. In "The Failure of Syntax", what does Edwin H. Friedman claim communication does not depend on?

4. In the Interlude, what does Oedipus think will happen if people follow Cassandra's line of thinking?

5. Who does the man in "The Power of Belief" see in order to fix him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the lamb afraid of the tiger in "The Friendly Forest"? What is her friend's advice?

3. Describe the end of "Soaring".

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

5. How does Edwin H. Friedman suggest people open themselves up to better communication?

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

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

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

9. What does the report in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family" study?

10. What does Oedipus argue is the best way for humans to find truth?

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