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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 that there is a always a grain of what in our love relationships?
(a) A grain of insecurity.
(b) A grain of hatred.
(c) A grain of jealousy.
(d) A grain of spite.

2. According to Chapter 7, our adult sexuality is in response to what?
(a) Our religious upbringing.
(b) The messages media convey.
(c) Oedipal conflicts.
(d) Libidinal conflicts.

3. Viorst states that some oneness experiences can go too far and cause what?
(a) Physical injury.
(b) Self-preservation.
(c) Hatred of oneself.
(d) Self-annihilation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?

2. While in the hospital, a little boy who was set on fire by his mother is crying for whom?

3. According to Viorst, how often do families discuss sibling rivalry?

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

5. Some children develop a false self from what type of parenting?

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