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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) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

2. According to Freud, when does the age of latency occur?
(a) 18-21 years old.
(b) 13-18 years old.
(c) 3-5 years old.
(d) 7-10 years old.

3. What was the title of Delia Ephron's book about adolescent angst referenced in Chapter 10?
(a) Puppy Love.
(b) Romantic Teens.
(c) Teenage Romance.
(d) Teen Infatuation.

4. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our greatest critic.
(b) As our biggest fan.
(c) As our dearest friend.
(d) As our safety net.

5. In the study discussed in Chapter 8, how many school children were asked how their lives would be different if they woke up the next morning as the opposite sex?
(a) 300.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 982.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the personality that evolves when a child cannot trust their own feelings and takes on the personality traits of others?

2. Chapter 3 addresses how the "Private I" is the person who lives underneath the facade that is created in order to ___________ those around them.

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

4. Seeing our own feelings as those of the new baby's is known as what?

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

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