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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the "weird little novel" mentioned by Viorst in Chapter 8?
(a) Confederacy of Dunces.
(b) The Men's Club.
(c) The Moviegoer.
(d) The Catcher in the Rye.

2. Henry David Thoreau's little isolated cabin was how far from his mother's house?
(a) One day on a horse.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) One state away.

3. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?
(a) Adoptive parents.
(b) Same-sex parents.
(c) Normal parents.
(d) Degenerate parents.

4. 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) "Shifting personality."
(b) "As-if personality."
(c) "Chameleon personality."
(d) "Borderline personality."

5. There are _______ unanswered questions about the innate differences between the sexes.
(a) Fifty.
(b) Few.
(c) Flimsy.
(d) Many.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is composed of our noblest goals?

2. According to Chapter 8, it is believed that girls have a greater _______________ ability as opposed to boys.

3. What two feelings battle each other at every stage of development?

4. By consolidating our own "inner law enforcer or superego," we can resolve what in a healthy way?

5. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?

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