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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?
(a) Original loss.
(b) First separation.
(c) New beginning.
(d) Launch of independence.

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

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

4. According to Viorst, grown-up love must begin with what?
(a) The separation of self from the other.
(b) A mature understanding of self.
(c) An ability to forgive others.
(d) Two grown adults.

5. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our dearest friend.
(b) As our safety net.
(c) As our greatest critic.
(d) As our biggest fan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when children see their mothers as all good or all bad?

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

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

4. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?

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

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