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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sibling rivalry tends to do what as we get older?
(a) Diminish.
(b) Increase.
(c) Disappear.
(d) Intensify.

3. Which character claimed that, "I am a part of all that I have met."
(a) Orion.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Homer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry David Thoreau's little isolated cabin was how far from his mother's house?

2. Sigmund Freud once said, "When you meet a human being, the first distinction you make is ______________?"

3. According to Viorst, which two abilities at which boys excel are the only ones based in scientific fact?

4. When the child decides to replace the hostility towards the new sibling with some other activity, it is referred to as what?

5. What was the name of the married woman with four children, mentioned in Chapter 12, who formed a non-sexual friendship with another man?

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