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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Viorst feels our sexual nature comes from where?
(a) It is formed in our mind.
(b) It comes from the messages around us.
(c) It is inborn and shaped by our environment.
(d) It comes from our DNA.

2. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Incest.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Parents who argue.
(d) Physical abuse.

3. Viorst states, "All of us, to some degree, are _______________."
(a) Bisexual.
(b) Homosexual.
(c) Primarily sexual.
(d) Asexual.

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

5. According to Chapter 7, girls have to give up more of what than boys in outgrowing their Oedipus complex?
(a) More dreams.
(b) More sex.
(c) More people.
(d) More fears.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does it become clear to the child that his needs are different than his mother's?

2. According to Chapter 6, is sibling rivalry normal and universal?

3. Winnicott argues that denying _____ prevents "the developing child from facing and learning to tolerate" this emotion in themselves.

4. What does the author state that extended separation from a mother can cause a child?

5. Repression, reaction formation, isolation, and denial are all mechanisms of defense against what?

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