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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 Bacterium tell the Virus to do at the start of "Symbiosis"?

2. How does the spider in "Caught in Her Own Web" die?

3. Who are the two silent accomplices in "The Lesson"?

4. Who comes out of the therapist's office in "Jean and Jane" ?

5. How does Cinderella treat her stepsisters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella in "Cinderella: An Address Delivered to the National Association of Family Therapists by Cinderella's Stepmother"?

7. What does the man throw away at the end of "The Magic Ring" and why is this significant?

8. What is the relationship between the husband and wife in "The Lesson"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the plot and subplot in one of the fables in this book. Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. How does the author effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What do you believe Edwin Friedman means when he writes "It's in the interpretation," he says. "It's all in the interpretation". Does this remove responsibility from the writer when creating a story? How so?

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