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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 happens to John's nervous condition at the end of the story?
2. Who is Faust?
3. Who do baby bird's parents take their anger out on?
4. What is the youngest bird unable to do at the start of "Soaring"?
5. What does the baby bird in "Soaring" want for himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does baby bird worry his parents so much?
2. What does the line "the essential difficulty in trying to communicate with another is how to get past the interference of the resistance demons who inhabit that other" mean?
3. Why does Billy act the way he does in "Projection" and why is he frustrated with his parents?
4. How does the man's attitude in "An American Holly" change from beginning to end?
5. What is the common moral in "An American Holly" and "The Power of Belief"?
6. How does the interlude end?
7. What do the birds in "Soaring" believe is their greatest accomplishment?
8. How does the man in "An American Holly" treat his holly plant?
9. What does Faust argue is the best way for humans to find truth?
10. How does the main character of "The Power of Belief" demonstrate the title?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is an interlude and how does the author use this in his book? What point do the characters in the interlude carry over from the first part of the collection to the second part?
Essay Topic 2
How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the story? Does it matter that the story is set in another country or a magical place? Describe the setting of the story of you choice and explain how it is intertwined with the plot.
Essay Topic 3
How does Edwin Friedman address the theme of intimacy in his book? Choose two examples of examples and explain how these examples contribute to the theme of intimacy. Is this a reflection on society or the author's personal beliefs?
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