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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marvin and _______ experience great physical discomfort because of their unconscious guilt.
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Donna.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ellie.

2. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Physical abuse.
(b) Parents who argue.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Incest.

3. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?
(a) They fear the responsibility that comes with success.
(b) They fear punishment from the rival parent.
(c) They fear being more successful than the opposite sex parent.
(d) They fear retaliation from siblings.

4. Viorst feels that only through _____________ can "our loss be transcended."
(a) Grief.
(b) Life.
(c) Learning.
(d) Love.

5. Which well-known psychologist noted that if a child can fight a sibling and win, he becomes a fighter. However, if he is not allowed to win, he will often not compete later in life?
(a) Erik Erikson.
(b) Lev Vygotsky.
(c) Alfred Adler.
(d) Jean Piaget.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the necessary losses discussed in Chapter 3?

3. The idea that we are all in love with the parent of the opposite sex is known as what?

4. According to the author, absence makes the heart grow _____________.

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

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