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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - The Unfaithful Partner's Response: Lost in a Labyrinth of Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must occur with the deeper issues felt by the unfaithful partner?
(a) They should be ignored.
(b) They must be addressed.
(c) They can be resolved.
(d) They need time to sort out.

2. When hurt partners engage in obsession behaviors, how is this related to the discovery of the affair?
(a) The behaviors are attempts to remember life before the relationship.
(b) The behaviors are attempts to get even with the lover.
(c) The behaviors are attempts to get the attention of the unfaithful partner.
(d) The behaviors are attempts to dull pain and reduce anxiety.

3. Why does an affair need to be understood?
(a) It may affect the children too deeply.
(b) The lover may not leave the relationship.
(c) The hurt partner may never forget.
(d) It could be the end of the relationship.

4. When some hurt partners discover the affair, they feel an emotional toll equal or greater to which event?
(a) Losing a child.
(b) Getting into a car accident.
(c) Being raped.
(d) Being fired from a job.

5. How does chapter number 1 conclude?
(a) Discussion of gender-typical reactions of hurt partners.
(b) Comparison of hurt and unfaithful partner rationalizations.
(c) Explanation of psychological impacts on the hurt partner.
(d) Listing of behaviors to expect from hurt partners in the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do children typically respond to the unfaithful partner?

2. A loss of sense of purpose can lead to which outcome for the hurt partner?

3. What is one of the main purposes of the introduction?

4. Connecting with friends and family in the wake of an affair is perceived how by the hurt partner?

5. Why does the author deliberately chose particular words and phrases to use in the book?

(see the answer key)

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