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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Reptilian Regressions, Fables 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Soaring", what does the baby bird enjoy?
(a) His friends.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Food.
(d) His family.

2. What type of people does the introduction of Part 3 suggest have flexible relationships?
(a) Those who marry young.
(b) Those who read books.
(c) Those who have many children.
(d) Those who are open to ambiguity.

3. How do the bird couple in "Soaring" feel about their youngest?
(a) Scared.
(b) Worried.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

4. Why does the man in "An American Holly" move the plant?
(a) It is blocking the TV.
(b) It needs more space.
(c) It belongs in the trash.
(d) It needs sunlight.

5. How is the chain reaction in "Panic" halted?
(a) A child removes one domino.
(b) One domino does not fall.
(c) A board is placed next to the dominoes.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Edwin H. Friedman claim are the "deadly serious creatures"?

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

3. What type of writing is the first part of "Symbiosis"?

4. What does the author suggest is the issue with communicating at the start of Part 2?

5. What does the family doctor ask the man in "The Power of Belief"?

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