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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?
(a) They fear retaliation from siblings.
(b) They fear punishment from the rival parent.
(c) They fear the responsibility that comes with success.
(d) They fear being more successful than the opposite sex parent.

2. In the anecdote about the holy man painting a portrait for a king, who ends up being revealed in the painting?
(a) The king.
(b) The king's wife.
(c) The holy man.
(d) The king's daughter.

3. Which famous author's daughter suddenly died at the age of 24?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

4. According to Chapter 11, we sometimes fear that our fantasies can do what?
(a) Make us mean.
(b) Change us.
(c) Have the power to control reality.
(d) Reveal the sick, depraved person we really are.

5. As children, Viorst thinks we test reality with what?
(a) Daydreaming.
(b) Our pretend play.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) Our actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Viorst feels that in adulthood we may seek out the wanted parent in an effort to do what?

2. After fantasizing about her mother having a fatal heart attack, a woman drove up to her mother's apartment building to find what?

3. Which famous author wrote this about the loss of his cherished wife: "The first plunge of the knife into the flesh is felt again and again"?

4. By consolidating our own "inner law enforcer or superego," we can resolve what in a healthy way?

5. What is it called when someone keeps everything just the same after someone dies?

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