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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?
(a) Vying for our father's affection.
(b) Learning to accept and love ourselves.
(c) Seeking the unconditional love of our mother's arms.
(d) Proving we are competent individuals.

2. According to the author, what do babies need?
(a) A consistent caregiver.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Fathers.

3. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?
(a) In an effort to rehearse for the future.
(b) In an effort to assess how we performed.
(c) In an effort to torture ourselves.
(d) In an effort to correct them.

4. According to Viorst, what are we all striving to be?
(a) A separate self.
(b) A well-adjusted adult.
(c) Someone who makes our mother proud.
(d) A narcissist.

5. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."
(a) Crying.
(b) Loss.
(c) Birth.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?

2. How does the author feel we can move past re-creating what has already happened?

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

4. How does Viorst purport that we form an identification of "I"?

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

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