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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. Who debates his idea of psychoanalysis in "Tradition"?

2. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella's prince?

3. In "Attachment", how does the man arrive on the tropical island?

4. What does Cinderella do after she marries the prince?

5. Why does the owner of the flower shop put the flower in "The Wallflower" behind all of the others?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the shipwrecked man uncomfortable on the island in "Attachment" ?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the magic ring? This is the only reference to magic in Edwin Friedman's stories. What might this example of magic say about Friedman's beliefs on magic?

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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