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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Viorst quotes this book, written by Kathrin Perutz, in Chapter 13.
(a) Marriage is Hell.
(b) The Most Complicated Relationship.
(c) I Hate You, Too.
(d) Heaven on Earth.

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

3. After fantasizing about her mother having a fatal heart attack, a woman drove up to her mother's apartment building to find what?
(a) A fire and fire truck.
(b) Everyone having a block party.
(c) Her mother's upstairs neighbor being loaded into an ambulance.
(d) Her mother being loaded into an ambulance.

4. Why does Viorst say we "need the controls provided by guilt"?
(a) To take care of ourselves.
(b) To build relationships with other people.
(c) To live a healthy life.
(d) To understand unhappiness.

5. What was the title of Delia Ephron's book about adolescent angst referenced in Chapter 10?
(a) Teenage Romance.
(b) Puppy Love.
(c) Romantic Teens.
(d) Teen Infatuation.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In this book, mentioned in Chapter 12, it is stated that despite sexual feelings toward friends of the same sex, individuals need not necessarily define themselves as "homosexual." What is the name of the book?

4. Men pursue ______________; women yearn for _______________.

5. According to Chapter 11, what is built of imperfect connections?

(see the answer key)

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