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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 does the Bacterium tell the Virus to do at the start of "Symbiosis"?
(a) Leave.
(b) Have a drink.
(c) Come inside.
(d) Jump up and down.

2. Who gives the woman in "The Magic Ring" the ring?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

3. What is the Scavenger Fish's job in "Burnout"?
(a) Catching insects.
(b) Eating Minnows
(c) Alerting other fish to fishermen.
(d) Eating feces.

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

5. In the story "Burnout" , where does the Scavenger Fish live?
(a) Bass lake.
(b) A fish tank.
(c) A pond.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the owner of the flower shop put the flower in "The Wallflower" behind all of the others?

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

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

4. What happens to the Virus in the 3rd section of the story?

5. What replaces the Scavenger Fish in "Burnout"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean learn about Jane in "Jean and Jane" and what is significant about it?

2. What is the relationship between Bacterium and Virus in "Symbiosis"?

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

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

5. Why is the flower in the story "The Wallflower" constantly worried about her looks?

6. How does perfection lead to Ms. Muffet's death in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

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

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

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

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

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