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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. After his diagnosis, Schwartz began writing _____.
(a) Short stories.
(b) Letters to the editor.
(c) Self-help articles.
(d) Aphorisms.

2. What action does Schwartz ask his friends and family to perform when he is feeling up or down?
(a) To encourage him.
(b) To hug him.
(c) To keep in touch with him.
(d) To keep him in reality.

3. How does one handle stressful emotions, according to Schwartz?
(a) By releasing anger.
(b) By informing friends and family that help is needed.
(c) By relaxing and accepting that achievement is going to come later than expected.
(d) By seeking professional help.

4. In Chapter 4, Schwartz expresses the importance of acknowledging what type of feelings?
(a) Feelings of resentment.
(b) Feelings of lust.
(c) Positive feelings.
(d) Negative feelings.

5. What is the fourth aspect of the coping with illness that Schwartz suggests to his readers?
(a) One must never be afraid to ask for help.
(b) Friends and family must be told about the illness.
(c) One must accept that their life is coming to an end.
(d) Basic tasks are going to become more difficult.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schwartz explains that, first and foremost, one must obtain what type of involvement in life?

2. Schwartz explains that there will be someone around to help how many hours of the day?

3. What type of feelings will not go away because one is sick?

4. What did Schwartz refer to as the most surprising occurrence in beginning of his illness?

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

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