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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 assess how we performed.
(b) In an effort to correct them.
(c) In an effort to rehearse for the future.
(d) In an effort to torture ourselves.

2. Chapter 5 states that even an average mother is perceived by a child as _____________.
(a) Better than average.
(b) Stern.
(c) Inadequate.
(d) Perfect.

3. 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 biggest fan.
(d) As our dearest friend.

4. 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) "Borderline personality."
(b) "Chameleon personality."
(c) "As-if personality."
(d) "Shifting personality."

5. Drugs, communing with nature, religious experiences, and meditation are all ways in which people seek to what?
(a) Fit in and find acceptance with others.
(b) Reach a higher level of awareness.
(c) Bridge the loss of oneness with our mother.
(d) Escape from the stress of everyday life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Viorst states that some oneness experiences can go too far and cause what?

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

3. According to Art Buchwald, what are "the three worst words in the language"?

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

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

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