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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 Edwin H. Friedman claim reptiles lack in the introduction to Part 4?

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

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

4. How is the chain reaction in "Panic" halted?

5. What happens in "Caught in Her Own Web" when a bug is caught in the web?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is the flower in the story "The Wallflower" constantly worried about her looks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do good intentions play in Edwin Friedman's stories? Choose three stories and show how good intentions fail when there is no communication.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Define the term climax and decide where the point of climax is within the plot of one of the fables. Explain how the event fits the definition of climax and site examples from the book.

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