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

2. What is the lamb afraid of in "The Friendly Forest"?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A bear,
(c) A tiger.
(d) The shears.

3. At the end of "Nervous Condition", how does John's wife attack him?
(a) With words.
(b) With a bat.
(c) She steps on his nerves.
(d) With a knife.

4. What is "The essential question of human existence" according to Faust?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Joy.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the other animal in "Round in Circles" trying to get out of?

2. What do Faust and Oedipus discuss in the Interlude?

3. Who does the author claim he feels protective over in the Prologue?

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

5. What challenge did Edwin H. Friedman face in writing his fables?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the interlude end?

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

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

5. What does Edwin H. Friedman mean by "The Failure of Syntax"?

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

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

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

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

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

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