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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 are most of the bird couples' children able to do in "Soaring"?
(a) Find worms.
(b) Sing.
(c) Speak.
(d) Fly.

2. In what season does the holly die for the first time?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

4. What does the man in "The Power of Belief," try to convince people of?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is smart.
(c) He is a horse.
(d) He is dead.

5. How do people treat John because of his nervous condition?
(a) They are oversenstive to his needs.
(b) They beat him.
(c) They buy him umbrellas.
(d) They make sure he never takes a taxi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do baby bird's parents take their anger out on?

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

3. What is the name of the bird couple in "Soaring"?

4. What do the lamb's friends say about her fear?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the end of "Soaring".

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

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

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

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

6. Why is baby bird rebelling against his parents and how does he rebel?

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

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

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

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

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