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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 3 addresses how the "Private I" is the person who lives underneath the facade that is created in order to ___________ those around them.
(a) Please.
(b) Protect.
(c) Scare away.
(d) Mock.

2. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?
(a) Learning to accept and love ourselves.
(b) Seeking the unconditional love of our mother's arms.
(c) Vying for our father's affection.
(d) Proving we are competent individuals.

3. What is the name of the personality that evolves when a child cannot trust their own feelings and takes on the personality traits of others?
(a) "Borderline personality."
(b) "As-if personality."
(c) "Chameleon personality."
(d) "Shifting personality."

4. Viorst feels that only through _____________ can "our loss be transcended."
(a) Life.
(b) Love.
(c) Grief.
(d) Learning.

5. What does the author state that extended separation from a mother can cause a child?
(a) Hunger.
(b) A good chance to socialize with other people.
(c) Pain and permanent damage.
(d) A sense of independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 concludes by stating that the yearning to restore the bliss of mother-child oneness is _____________________.

2. According to Viorst, what are we all striving to be?

3. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?

4. What are the ingrained patterns repeated in adulthood due to childhood experiences called?

5. When does it become clear to the child that his needs are different than his mother's?

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