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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 is the moral of "Panic"?
(a) Look out for yourself.
(b) Depend on everyone.
(c) Catch someone when they fall.
(d) Don't panic.

2. What is the result of the first day of the plan in "Narcissus"?
(a) Everything goes wrong.
(b) No one sees a change.
(c) Everything goes smoothly.
(d) Everyone dies.

3. What form of writing is the second part of "Symbiosis"?
(a) A limerick.
(b) An obituary.
(c) A play.
(d) A poem.

4. What type of people does the introduction of Part 3 suggest have flexible relationships?
(a) Those who marry young.
(b) Those who are open to ambiguity.
(c) Those who have many children.
(d) Those who read books.

5. Why does the woman feel the way she does at the start of "The Magic Ring"?
(a) Her boyfriend proposed.
(b) Her husband left her.
(c) She murdered someone.
(d) Her mother died.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the stepmom meet Cinderella's father?

2. In the story "Burnout" , where does the Scavenger Fish live?

3. What is the Scavenger Fish's job in "Burnout"?

4. What happens to the dominoes when the chain reaction is halted?

5. What does Bacterium want to reclaim?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Panic", how is the dominoes' chain reaction stopped?

2. Why are the historical figures in "Tradition" worried?

3. What is the purpose of the screen in "Narcissus" and why does it fail?

4. What historical figures appear in "Tradition" and what is their role in society?

5. What does the line "something might evolve" at the end of "Symbiosis" mean?

6. What does Edwin H. Friedman suggest leads humans to be chained in the introduction to Part 3?

7. Why is the shipwrecked man uncomfortable on the island in "Attachment" ?

8. What happens to the flower at the end of "The Wallflower"?

9. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella in "Cinderella: An Address Delivered to the National Association of Family Therapists by Cinderella's Stepmother"?

10. What is interesting about the character names in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

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