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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does baby bird hope to do to himself by punishing his parents?
(a) Injure himself.
(b) Find a girlfriend.
(c) Choke on a worm.
(d) Fly.

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

3. What does the man in "An American Holly" do out of frustration?
(a) Rips out the plant.
(b) Pours rat poison on the plant.
(c) Screams and runs down the street.
(d) Cuts the holly into a stick.

4. What animal is the moth confused by in "Round in Circles"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A fish.
(c) A cat.
(d) A fly.

5. What is John's nervous condition?
(a) His nerve endings are outside his body.
(b) He is afraid of taxis.
(c) He doesn't like the rain.
(d) His mother beat him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns the lamb about her friends' advice?

2. When does the man cut back the holly a second time?

3. What does Billy like to cut up in "Projection"?

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

5. At the end of "The Power of Belief", what does the dead man claim?

(see the answer key)

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