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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The intense attachment a hurt partner may feel towards the unfaithful partner could override which of the following?
(a) Normalcy.
(b) Consequences.
(c) Irrationality.
(d) Reason.

2. How do unfaithful partners typically manage their anxiety?
(a) Become involved in a wide range of activities.
(b) Disengage from the marriage even further.
(c) Attempt to understand the feelings of the hurt partner.
(d) Arrange to see their lover more frequently.

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

4. Basic goals and new boundaries should be decided on by whom?
(a) The partners and the lover.
(b) The unfaithful partner and a religious leader.
(c) Both partners.
(d) The hurt partner and the marriage counselor.

5. When working through an affair, the majority of the typical concerns are experienced by whom?
(a) The hurt partner.
(b) Both partners.
(c) The unfaithful partner.
(d) The lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the unfaithful partner feel about moving forward in marriage relationship?

2. The bulk of the book is dedicated to which topic?

3. How should partners treat their unrealistic expectations of love and marriage?

4. Unrealistic expectations are often the result of which experiences?

5. The feeling of romantic love can lead the unfaithful partner to take which action?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does an unfaithful partner conduct an affair over a period of time, and what is their emotional reaction upon discovery?

2. How is romantic love described?

3. What is the fundamental situation of any marriage post-affair which is addressed by Chapter 4?

4. What methods do unfaithful partners use to hide from deeper emotional issues that may be tied to the affair?

5. What is the fundamental difference in reactions between the hurt and unfaithful partners to the discovery of an affair?

6. How does the book view unrequited and romantic love in terms of their role in a relationship?

7. Why do couples often feel they are incompatible?

8. What is the role of mature love in a relationship?

9. Why is it necessary for an affair to be understood?

10. What does the author recommend the couple do after deciding to rebuild their marriage?

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