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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can adults help repair damage from disrupted attachments in children?
(a) Be very strict with the child to avoid problems.
(b) Provide support for parents dealing with such children.
(c) Incarcerate the child before he misbehaves.
(d) Try to take the place of the missing parent.

2. What often begins the spiral of depression, anger, and violence in teenage boys?
(a) Shame at abandonment.
(b) Anger at school.
(c) Frustration due to poverty.
(d) Neurological problems.

3. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?
(a) Their parents are bad.
(b) Their parents are antisocial.
(c) Their parents are withdrawn, but not abusive.
(d) Their parents are often gone.

4. What is disassociation?
(a) A disconnection from reality.
(b) A disconnection from emotions to avoid pain.
(c) A disconnection from society.
(d) A disconnection from parental guidance.

5. What is compartmentalization?
(a) The tendency to put feelings such as fear in the forefront.
(b) The tendency to disassociate from emotions.
(c) The tendency to put feelings such as fear out of consciousness.
(d) The tendency to avoid emotional attachment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many homicides are there in the U.S. each year?

2. What keeps the soul from dying, according to Garbarino?

3. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?

4. What does the term 'bad seed' imply?

5. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?

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