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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the person the man encounters on the bridge?

2. What does baby bird hope to do to himself by punishing his parents?

3. What are most of the bird couples' children able to do in "Soaring"?

4. What does the man in "An American Holly" do out of frustration?

5. At the end of "Soaring", what does the baby bird enjoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Edwin H. Friedman's relationship to his characters?

2. What do the birds in "Soaring" believe is their greatest accomplishment?

3. Describe the end of "Soaring".

4. What is the common moral in "An American Holly" and "The Power of Belief"?

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

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. How does the doctor try to break the man's belief in "The Power of Belief"? What is the result of the attempt?

9. What is the significance of the man crossing the bridge in the story of the "The Bridge"?

10. How does the main character of "The Power of Belief" demonstrate the title?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Oedipus running home to call his mother at the end of the interlude? How does this play into the idea of prophecy?

Essay Topic 2

How does Cinderella's stepmom's story demonstrate the theme of identity? Compare the theme of identity in this story to one other story in the collection.

Essay Topic 3

How does Edwin Friedman address the theme of intimacy in his book? Choose two examples of examples and explain how these examples contribute to the theme of intimacy. Is this a reflection on society or the author's personal beliefs?

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