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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author state that extended separation from a mother can cause a child?
(a) A good chance to socialize with other people.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Pain and permanent damage.
(d) A sense of independence.

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

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

4. What famous author's memoir entitled Speak, Memory does Viorst reference at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) James Joyce
(c) Frank McCourt
(d) Vladimir Nabokov

5. According to Freud, when does the age of latency occur?
(a) 3-5 years old.
(b) 18-21 years old.
(c) 13-18 years old.
(d) 7-10 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is composed of our noblest goals?

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

3. When does it become clear to the child that his needs are different than his mother's?

4. Some primitive tribes have allowed their men to express what sort of envy?

5. Freud said that every dream contains what?

(see the answer key)

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