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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are what number of friendships that Viorst labels in Chapter 12?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

2. According to Viorst, the different roles we assign ourselves keep life interesting and fluid, rather than _____________.
(a) Topsy-turvy.
(b) Constricting.
(c) Unpredictable.
(d) Boring.

3. What two feelings battle each other at every stage of development?
(a) Our desire for freedom versus our desire for protection.
(b) Our desire to learn versus our desire to have fun.
(c) Our desire to please our mother versus our desire to please ourselves.
(d) Our desire for love versus our desire to be loved.

4. Sigmund Freud once said, "When you meet a human being, the first distinction you make is ______________?"
(a) Male or female.
(b) Crazy or sane.
(c) Smart or stupid.
(d) Old or young.

5. According to Viorst, siblings destroy our dream of what?
(a) Living an idyllic life.
(b) Being our mother's favorite.
(c) Being best friends with our sibling.
(d) Absolute love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person coined the phrase Cinderella Complex?

2. Which of the following, according to the author, may be an inappropriate way to deal with the grieving of childhood?

3. According to Chapter 8, what does modern science say that all mammals start out as?

4. Escaping to an earlier stage of development in an effort to deal with socially unacceptable feelings toward a new sibling is called what?

5. What was the name of the "weird little novel" mentioned by Viorst in Chapter 8?

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