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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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.
(a) Please.
(b) Scare away.
(c) Mock.
(d) Protect.

3. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?
(a) We adapt, or crumple, or compromise.
(b) We grow amazingly strong wings.
(c) We crash to the ground.
(d) We scream, or cry, or get angry.

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

5. According to the author, absence makes the heart grow _____________.
(a) Colder.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Fonder.
(d) Warmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it believed that infants perceive their needs in relation to their mother?

2. According to Viorst, what are we all striving to be?

3. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?

4. What is one of the necessary losses discussed in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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