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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some children develop a false self from what type of parenting?
(a) Imaginative parenting.
(b) Uninvolved parenting.
(c) Strict parenting.
(d) Over-protective parenting.

2. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Incest.
(b) Parents who argue.
(c) Physical abuse.
(d) Divorce.

3. As children, Viorst thinks we test reality with what?
(a) Daydreaming.
(b) Wishful thinking.
(c) Our actions.
(d) Our pretend play.

4. Which famous author wrote this about the loss of his cherished wife: "The first plunge of the knife into the flesh is felt again and again"?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) J.R.R. Tolkien.

5. Who else, besides mothers, links separation and danger?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Nannies.
(c) Fathers.
(d) Grandmothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person coined the phrase Cinderella Complex?

2. Viorst feels that in adulthood we may seek out the wanted parent in an effort to do what?

3. According to Viorst, what is one of our first treasures that we don't want to share?

4. What famous author's memoir entitled Speak, Memory does Viorst reference at the end of Chapter 14?

5. What was the name of the married woman with four children, mentioned in Chapter 12, who formed a non-sexual friendship with another man?

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