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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 Cinderella dream of?

2. In "Narcissus", what do scientists discover?

3. Why does Moses want to include non-religious leaders in his document?

4. What does the man do in "The Lesson" while he beats the woman?

5. What is the moral of "Panic"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Panic", how is the dominoes' chain reaction stopped?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the plot and subplot in one of the fables in this book. Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. How does the author effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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