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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Viorst quotes which psychologist who wrote the book Loss?
(a) Erik Erikson.
(b) Erich Fromm.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) John Bowlby.

2. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?
(a) Adoptive parents.
(b) Degenerate parents.
(c) Same-sex parents.
(d) Normal parents.

3. Chapter 11 discusses our what?
(a) Parents' expectations.
(b) Sleeping patterns.
(c) Perception of reality.
(d) Fantasies.

4. After fantasizing about her mother having a fatal heart attack, a woman drove up to her mother's apartment building to find what?
(a) Her mother's upstairs neighbor being loaded into an ambulance.
(b) A fire and fire truck.
(c) Her mother being loaded into an ambulance.
(d) Everyone having a block party.

5. What is it called when someone keeps everything just the same after someone dies?
(a) Creepy.
(b) Mummification.
(c) Museumification.
(d) Untouched grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Margaret Mead points out that we have labeled the Oedipal issue as a _______________.

2. What is the first phase of mourning discussed in Chapter 16?

3. Which famous author's daughter suddenly died at the age of 24?

4. Viorst states, "All of us, to some degree, are _______________."

5. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?

(see the answer key)

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