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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Bonds and Binds, Fables 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What challenge did Edwin H. Friedman face in writing his fables?
(a) He was lazy.
(b) The editors wanted to revise them.
(c) He was sued by his ex-wife.
(d) He could not find the source of his fables.

2. In the Interlude, what does Oedipus think will happen if people follow Cassandra's line of thinking?
(a) There would be no more religion.
(b) Myths would change.
(c) There would be no more war.
(d) The end of the world.

3. What does baby bird discover one morning upon waking?
(a) He has no wings.
(b) His parents are gone.
(c) He can speak!
(d) The nest is gone.

4. What does communication depend on in "The Failure of Syntax"?
(a) Hand gestures.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Emotional context.
(d) Sign language.

5. What image do baby bird's parents want to project in "Soaring"?
(a) Run down parents.
(b) Harsh disciplinarians.
(c) Good parents.
(d) Lazy workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is John shocked at his wife's behavior at the end of "Nervous Condition"?

2. What does the man in "An American Holly" do out of frustration?

3. What happens to the people on the island after the man leaves in the story "Attachment"?

4. When baby bird enacts his punishment upon his parents, what happens?

5. In the story "Jean and Jane", how do Jean and Jane know each other?

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