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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Cruelty is the Point, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Fred start his career in construction?
(a) By building commercial buildings.
(b) By building and selling garages.
(c) By building country homes.
(d) By building apartments.

2. What is mirroring?
(a) The habit of standing in front of the mirror.
(b) The process of eflecting the attitude of one's parents.
(c) The process of reflecting the attitude of one's friends.
(d) The process by which a parent "reflects, processes and gives back to the baby the baby's own feelings" (23).

3. How was Fred different from his wife, Mary?
(a) While Mary needed attention, Fred did not need any.
(b) While Mary needed time with her children, Fred did not need any.
(c) While Mary was unemotional, Fred was highly emotional.
(d) While Mary became an invalid, Fred became successful.

4. What had Fred lied about when he was young?
(a) About being good at construction work.
(b) About being richer than he was.
(c) About being fond of his family.
(d) About being younger than he was.

5. How did Mary's fortunes change after the marriage?
(a) She became affluent whereas she had been middle class.
(b) She became American after being Scottish.
(c) She came into a large inheritance after her marriage.
(d) She had been a live-in help but now she had live-in help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffered most from Fred Trump's sociopathy?

2. What was Fred preoccupied with when his children needed him?

3. What, according to the author, is important for infants and toddlers?

4. What had Fred Trump's reaction been to Mary's plans of pursuing a college degree?

5. What, according to the author, were the Trump children's greatest fears when they needed parental love?

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