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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in the hospital, a little boy who was set on fire by his mother is crying for whom?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His nurse.
(d) His mother.

2. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?
(a) We adapt, or crumple, or compromise.
(b) We crash to the ground.
(c) We scream, or cry, or get angry.
(d) We grow amazingly strong wings.

3. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?
(a) Warm, fuzzy feelings.
(b) Spontaneous smiling.
(c) Great anxiety.
(d) Higher achievements.

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

5. According to Chapter 7, our adult sexuality is in response to what?
(a) The messages media convey.
(b) Libidinal conflicts.
(c) Our religious upbringing.
(d) Oedipal conflicts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?

2. 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?

3. Margaret Mead points out that we have labeled the Oedipal issue as a _______________.

4. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?

5. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."

(see the answer key)

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