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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. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella?

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

3. What do most of the dominoes realize in "Panic"?

4. What happens when the Scavenger Fish quits her job?

5. Why does the woman feel the way she does at the start of "The Magic Ring"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the screen in "Narcissus" and why does it fail?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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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