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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 when the Scavenger Fish quits her job?

2. Who invents a socio-political-economic philosophy theory?

3. What are the dominoes in a panic about?

4. Who makes sure the dishwasher is loaded right at the end of "Caught in Her Own Web"?

5. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella's prince?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the shipwrecked man uncomfortable on the island in "Attachment" ?

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

4. How does Edwin H. Friedman compare humans to reptiles in the introduction to Part 4?

5. What document does Moses sign at the end of "Tradition" and how does he change it?

6. In the story "The Lesson", what is the significance of the two people holding the wife down being called parents?

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

8. Why do the island inhabitants in "Attachment" decide to change their ways after the shipwrecked man leaves?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do animals play in the author's stories? Define anthropomorphism and choose two stories where this is used. Why does the author choose to use animals as characters?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the silent figures that hold the woman down in "The Lesson"? Why does the author include this more serious tale in his collection?

Essay Topic 3

How does Cinderella's stepmom's story demonstrate the theme of identity? Compare the theme of identity in this story to one other story in the collection.

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