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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the personal identity of a hurt partner affected by an affair?

2. If the unfaithful partner feels committed to the lover, how could this affect their feelings about the affair?

3. How many psychological reactions, which can be experienced by the unfaithful partner after the discovery of the affair, does the book address?

4. Inadequacy in the relationship is felt by whom?

5. What is the main purpose of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do unrealistic expectations of love and marriage come from?

2. Why do hurt partners blame God for their suffering?

3. How is an affair characterized by the author in Chapter 3?

4. How does the text address gender-typical reactions in Chapter 1?

5. How is the presence of violent thoughts in the hurt partner related to the discovery of the affair?

6. Why do couples often feel they are incompatible?

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

8. How is unrequited love described?

9. How does the book address post-affair healing?

10. As discussed in Chapter 4, Is is possible to repair a marriage post-affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast five responses on the part of the hurt partner vs. the unfaithful partner after the disclosure of an affair.

Essay Topic 2

What are the three stages of post-affair healing?

Illustrate each stage with an case study of a couple experiencing this stage provided in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Even after a couple has recommitted to their marriage, the unfaithful partner could decide to embark on another extramarital affair.

What are three reasons this may occur?

What are three warning signs the could indicate this possibility?

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