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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person coined the phrase Cinderella Complex?
(a) Colleen Rodman.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Colette Dowling.
(d) Judith Viorst.

2. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?
(a) Degenerate parents.
(b) Normal parents.
(c) Adoptive parents.
(d) Same-sex parents.

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

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

5. What was the name of the "weird little novel" mentioned by Viorst in Chapter 8?
(a) The Moviegoer.
(b) The Men's Club.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Confederacy of Dunces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Escaping to an earlier stage of development in an effort to deal with socially unacceptable feelings toward a new sibling is called what?

2. 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?

3. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?

4. Viorst feels that there is a always a grain of what in our love relationships?

5. In Chapter 8, the author discusses another "necessary loss." Which one is it?

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