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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 type of people does the introduction of Part 3 suggest have flexible relationships?

2. What, at the start of "Symbiosis", does the Virus argue?

3. What do the men in "tradition" argue about?

4. Who gives the woman in "The Magic Ring" the ring?

5. In "The Magic Ring", what is the woman's mood at the start of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is interesting about the character names in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the story? Does it matter that the story is set in another country or a magical place? Describe the setting of the story of you choice and explain how it is intertwined with the plot.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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