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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 man do in "The Lesson" while he beats the woman?

2. How does Cinderella's stepmom feel before she meets Cinderella's father?

3. How do the dominoes try to avoid the panic?

4. In the story "Burnout" , where does the Scavenger Fish live?

5. How does Cinderella treat her stepsisters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What document does Moses sign at the end of "Tradition" and how does he change it?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is the woman in "The Magic Ring" heartbroken at the start of the story?

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

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

10. What does Jean learn about Jane in "Jean and Jane" and what is significant about it?

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

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 3

How does the umbilical cord relate to Edwin Friedman's themes of intimacy? What does the man's discomfort with the island inhabitants say about his issues with intimacy?

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