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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Getting to Where You Want to Be, Chapter 8, Being Kind to Yourself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the hardest opposites to handle, as described in Chapter 4?
(a) Wanting to cry and laugh at the same time.
(b) Wanting to live and die at the same time.
(c) Wanting to walk and be still at the same time.
(d) Wanting to care and be cared for at the same time.

2. According to Schwartz, sufferers should ask friends and family in advance for a ______.
(a) Daily phone call.
(b) Positive outlook.
(c) Daily hug.
(d) Compassionate nudge.

3. When Schwartz first learned of his sickness, what did he decide to start?
(a) Informing others that he would survive this disease.
(b) A charity foundation.
(c) Documenting his declining health.
(d) An annual blood drive.

4. How does Schwartz suggest one in declining health deal with anger?
(a) Continue to let it grow.
(b) Try to forget about it.
(c) Let it pass.
(d) Talk about it with others.

5. Schwartz explains that many of us are too hard on ourselves for our _____.
(a) Past.
(b) Failures.
(c) Prognosis.
(d) Loved-ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schwartz describes the common misconception that bodily health is _____ to all humans.

2. Schwartz explains that focusing on _____ is not an effective form of grieving.

3. Schwartz explains that a person must be one's own _____.

4. Schwartz recognizes that _____ are associated with the more difficult periods of the disease.

5. Schwartz emphasizes that no matter how bad life gets, one should always keep their heart open to whom?

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