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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Connecting with friends and family in the wake of an affair is perceived how by the hurt partner?
(a) Tenuous and slow.
(b) Instant and deep.
(c) Easy and necessary.
(d) Difficult and painful.

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

3. An unfaithful partner may experience which emotion after leaving the lover?
(a) Despair.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Anger.

4. When the relationship with the lover is ended by the unfaithful partner, which emotion typically follows?
(a) Grief.
(b) Despair.
(c) Anxiousness.
(d) Loneliness.

5. The overall length of the introduction can be described with which term?
(a) Lengthy.
(b) Brief.
(c) Varies by edition.
(d) Non-existent.

6. As relationships grow, they move into a stage of which type of love?
(a) Mature.
(b) Deep.
(c) Fulfilling.
(d) Passionate.

7. Using mental time projection will help the partners accomplish which task?
(a) Focus on the rebuilding process.
(b) Forgive the unfaithful partner.
(c) Let go of past infidelities.
(d) Rekindle their sexual intimacy.

8. The basic premise of the book assumes the readers have made which decision about their relationship?
(a) To remain committed to the marriage.
(b) To make a public relationship with the lover.
(c) To avoid affairs in the future.
(d) To analyze the benefits of staying in the relationship.

9. Relationships can be repaired if both partners react in which way?
(a) With acceptance and forgiveness for the affair.
(b) With desire to keep their family together at all costs.
(c) With willingness to work at the relationship.
(d) With acknowledgement of the level of damage from the affair.

10. An affair, as described by the book, may not always include which behavior?
(a) Sexual intercourse.
(b) Keeping secrets.
(c) Feelings of betrayal.
(d) Breach of trust.

11. The negative reactions of friends and family can enhance which feeling for the unfaithful partner?
(a) Shame.
(b) Anger.
(c) Self-disgust.
(d) Jealousy.

12. How many stages is post-affair healing divided into?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

13. After an affair, the marital relationship faces which two options?
(a) Dissolution or recommitment.
(b) Termination or ignorance.
(c) Renogotiation or openness.
(d) Discussion or counseling.

14. The introduction addresses which of these questions?
(a) Who is the book written for?
(b) How long did it take to write the book?
(c) When was the book written?
(d) When was the book written?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When working through an affair, the majority of the typical concerns are experienced by whom?

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

3. Men distract themselves with external events when dealing with an unfaithful partner while women react in which way?

4. Inadequacy in the relationship is felt by whom?

5. What is the fundamental difference between the hurt and unfaithful partners' reactions to the affair?

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