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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what do babies need?
(a) Mothers.
(b) A consistent caregiver.
(c) Fathers.
(d) Clothing.

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

3. According to Chapter 9, how do we eventually resolve the Oedipus complex?
(a) Through guilt.
(b) Through punishment and shame.
(c) Through our conscience.
(d) By becoming adults.

4. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?
(a) I hate you because I love you.
(b) I love you because I need you.
(c) I need you because I love you.
(d) I am loved because I love.

5. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?
(a) Original loss.
(b) New beginning.
(c) Launch of independence.
(d) First separation.

6. Winnicott argues that denying _____ prevents "the developing child from facing and learning to tolerate" this emotion in themselves.
(a) Pride.
(b) Anger.
(c) Deceit.
(d) Hatred.

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

8. Who wrote the book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret?
(a) Madeleine L'Engle
(b) Beverly Cleary
(c) J.K. Rowling
(d) Judy Blume

9. According to Chapter 11, we sometimes fear that our fantasies can do what?
(a) Reveal the sick, depraved person we really are.
(b) Make us mean.
(c) Change us.
(d) Have the power to control reality.

10. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?
(a) Jung and Adler.
(b) Skinner and Sullivan.
(c) Piaget and Spock.
(d) Freud and Erikson.

11. In the anecdote about the holy man painting a portrait for a king, who ends up being revealed in the painting?
(a) The king.
(b) The king's daughter.
(c) The holy man.
(d) The king's wife.

12. De-identification can help siblings feel superior in different ways, but it can also lead to what negative result?
(a) It can impose limitations on our talents and interests.
(b) It can result in negative personality traits such as pride, arrogance, or narcissism.
(c) It can lead to competition in those different areas.
(d) It can leave one child overshadowed by the other.

13. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our greatest critic.
(b) As our biggest fan.
(c) As our safety net.
(d) As our dearest friend.

14. According to Viorst, how often do families discuss sibling rivalry?
(a) Families do not discuss it at all.
(b) Families discuss it only when there is a fight between siblings.
(c) Families discuss it frequently.
(d) Families do not discuss it until the children are grown.

15. Viorst feels that there is a always a grain of what in our love relationships?
(a) A grain of insecurity.
(b) A grain of jealousy.
(c) A grain of spite.
(d) A grain of hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of unconscious guilt, criminals sometimes do what?

2. According to Freud, when does the age of latency occur?

3. Some primitive tribes have allowed their men to express what sort of envy?

4. According to Chapter 7, girls have to give up more of what than boys in outgrowing their Oedipus complex?

5. "It is __________ to grow up."

(see the answer keys)

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