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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "In erotic love, two people who were separate become one. In motherly love, two people who were one become separate."
(a) Erich Fromm
(b) Ingrid Bergman
(c) Sigmund Freud
(d) Harriet Lerner

2. In the anecdote about the holy man painting a portrait for a king, who ends up being revealed in the painting?
(a) The holy man.
(b) The king's wife.
(c) The king's daughter.
(d) The king.

3. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?
(a) We adapt, or crumple, or compromise.
(b) We crash to the ground.
(c) We grow amazingly strong wings.
(d) We scream, or cry, or get angry.

4. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."
(a) Crying.
(b) Loss.
(c) Love.
(d) Birth.

5. What happens when children see their mothers as all good or all bad?
(a) They compare everyone they meet to their mothers.
(b) They split from relationships their whole life because they think in terms of black and white.
(c) They shun perfect and evil people alike, looking for complete mediocrity in the perfect mate.
(d) They form a very close relationship with their fathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fictional character mentioned in the book chooses not to become a man, and stay as a boy forever?

2. What Christmas gift caused Brooke Hayward so much anguish when asked if her little sister could play with it?

3. During the age of latency, fear, anger, and harsh conscience make it difficult to do what?

4. According to Viorst, how often do families discuss sibling rivalry?

5. Name the experimental psychologist who convinced people it was acceptable to continue shocking subjects despite their response to pain.

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