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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. Why does the flower in "The Wallflower" begin to doubt herself?

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

3. In the story ""The Lesson", what is the woman doing before being beaten?

4. What does the Bacterium tell the Virus to do at the start of "Symbiosis"?

5. Why does the flower in "The Wallflower" try and make herself more attractive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the historical figures in "Tradition" worried?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Edwin H. Friedman compare humans to reptiles in the introduction to Part 4?

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

8. What is the problem with making ideal humans in "Narcissus"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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