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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 people on the island after the man leaves in the story "Attachment"?
(a) They cut off their cords.
(b) They cry.
(c) They go with him.
(d) They die.

2. What does the Virus think the Bacterium does not understand?
(a) Math.
(b) The glory of love.
(c) Science.
(d) What it means to be compatible.

3. What happens to the dominoes when the chain reaction is halted?
(a) They fall down.
(b) They stand up.
(c) They look at each other and shrug.
(d) They run away screaming.

4. Who comes out of the therapist's office in "Jean and Jane" ?
(a) Jack.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Jane.
(d) Jean.

5. How are Jean and Jane similar?
(a) Shoe size.
(b) Age.
(c) Personality.
(d) Address.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the magic ring's first power?

2. What happens in "Caught in Her Own Web" when a bug is caught in the web?

3. Who invents a socio-political-economic philosophy theory?

4. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella?

5. In "Narcissus", what do scientists discover?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the fish stop working in "Burnout"? What happens to her?

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

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

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

7. What are the powers of the ring in the story "The Magic Ring"?

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

9. Why do the island inhabitants in "Attachment" decide to change their ways after the shipwrecked man leaves?

10. In the story "The Lesson", what is the significance of the two people holding the wife down being called parents?

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