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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. Who is Oedipus?

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

3. What does baby bird discover one morning upon waking?

4. What does the author suggest is the issue with communicating at the start of Part 2?

5. What do Faust and Oedipus do together in the Interlude?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Faust argue is the best way for humans to find truth?

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

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

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

6. How are the characters of Faust and Oedipus similar?

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

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

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

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 role of the silent figures that hold the woman down in "The Lesson"? Why does the author include this more serious tale in his collection?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of a title of your choice? Address how the title relates to the chapter and what the title might mean in the context of the book. How does the title reflect or fail to reflect the moral of the story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the magic ring? This is the only reference to magic in Edwin Friedman's stories. What might this example of magic say about Friedman's beliefs on magic?

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