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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. Most relationships begin with which emotion?

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

3. While hurt female partners typically become depressed, how do male hurt partners typically react?

4. The stage of disenchantment in a relationship can be described with which term?

5. After closer examination, the rationalizations used by the unfaithful partner to justify the affair often can be described in which way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author recommend using a mental time projection to envision where the relationship will be?

2. What steps does the author take to minimize emotionally-charged labels associated with the affair?

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

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

5. For whom is the book primarily written?

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

7. How is the hurt partner's sense of self affected by the discovery of an affair?

8. How is unrequited love described?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A hurt partner can choose whether or not to forgive the unfaithful partner.

How does the process of forgiveness align with the losses experienced by the hurt partner?

Cite three examples.

Essay Topic 2

Childhood experiences play a role in the possibility of extramarital affairs in a marriage.

What are three indicators that a person will grow up to become an unfaithful partner in a marriage?

What are three indicators that a person will grow up to become a hurt partner in a marriage?

How could these paths be altered in the future after an affair?

Essay Topic 3

Hurt partners may choose to remain committed to the relationship for many reasons.

Explain three healthy and three unhealthy reasons a hurt partner would choose to recommit to the marriage.

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