2. What happens to the plant at the end of "An American Holly"?
(a) It cries.
(b) It comes back to life.
(c) It walks away.
(d) It dies.

3. What do the lamb's friends say about her fear?
(a) She must know a lot about shears.
(b) She is stupid.
(c) She has a right to be scared.
(d) She is silly.

4. What does communication depend on in "The Failure of Syntax"?
(a) Emotional context.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Sign language.
(d) Hand gestures.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man in ""An American Holly" promise to do after he returns from a trip with his family?

3. What are the birds in "Soaring" looking forward to?

4. Who is the first family in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. How does Edwin H. Friedman feel towards his publishers and editors and why?

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

8. What do the birds in "Soaring" believe is their greatest accomplishment?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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