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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else, besides mothers, links separation and danger?
(a) Nannies.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Aunts.

2. What is one of the necessary losses discussed in Chapter 3?
(a) To give up on the idea that we are independent beings.
(b) To give up the many identities we try out.
(c) To give up our need for control.
(d) To give up on being one with our mother.

3. As adults, we are able to see ourselves as in control, not as ___________.
(a) Aggressors.
(b) Victims.
(c) Children.
(d) Mental patients.

4. In Chapter 8, the author discusses another "necessary loss." Which one is it?
(a) The loss of the exclusive love of our mother.
(b) The loss of our heterosexuality.
(c) The limitations imposed on us due to our being male or female.
(d) That we must let go in order to love.

5. Which of the following, according to the author, may be an inappropriate way to deal with the grieving of childhood?
(a) Breaking the rules.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Sex.
(d) Driving recklessly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 9, how do we eventually resolve the Oedipus complex?

2. As children, Viorst thinks we test reality with what?

3. "Reality testing" means what?

4. What type of relationship reinforces our self-knowledge, widens our worldview, and supports our self-esteem?

5. What does the father in the poem referenced in Chapter 14 finally conclude?

(see the answer key)

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