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

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 safety net.
(c) As our dearest friend.
(d) As our biggest fan.

2. What is the name of the personality that evolves when a child cannot trust their own feelings and takes on the personality traits of others?
(a) "Chameleon personality."
(b) "Borderline personality."
(c) "As-if personality."
(d) "Shifting personality."

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

4. What two feelings battle each other at every stage of development?
(a) Our desire for freedom versus our desire for protection.
(b) Our desire for love versus our desire to be loved.
(c) Our desire to learn versus our desire to have fun.
(d) Our desire to please our mother versus our desire to please ourselves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?

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

3. According to the author, what do babies need?

4. Chapter 5 states that even an average mother is perceived by a child as _____________.

5. Mrs. C slept in the same bed as her mother until she was how old?

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