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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 does the doctor think about Billy in "Projection"?

2. What does the family doctor ask the man in "The Power of Belief"?

3. In "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family", what is the conclusion of the report?

4. What does the person whom the man encounters on the bridge ask him to do?

5. How does the moth try to help the other animal in "Round in Circles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edwin H. Friedman suggest people open themselves up to better communication?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does baby bird worry his parents so much?

8. What do Faust and Oedipus debate in the Interlude?

9. How does the interlude end?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Ms. Muffet. Why is perfection so important to her and how does it lead to her demise? What is the moral of her story and how is her demise related to the moral?

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

What is an interlude and how does the author use this in his book? What point do the characters in the interlude carry over from the first part of the collection to the second part?

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