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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Chapter 13, there can be no human love without what?
(a) Ambivalence.
(b) A caring parental relationship.
(c) Passion and romance.
(d) Fear.

3. How does Viorst purport that we form an identification of "I"?
(a) We backpack through Europe and discover ourselves.
(b) We begin to view ourselves as an independent being over a lifetime.
(c) We find a good job and experience success.
(d) We move away to college and choose our own major.

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

5. According to Viorst, which two abilities at which boys excel are the only ones based in scientific fact?
(a) Sports and hunting.
(b) Math and science.
(c) Aggression and visual spatial ability.
(d) Verbal and scientific.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the ingrained patterns repeated in adulthood due to childhood experiences called?

2. What is composed of our noblest goals?

3. Viorst references The World According to Garp and a mishearing of this term by a child.

4. What are we often unaware of that we bring with us into a marriage?

5. Drugs, communing with nature, religious experiences, and meditation are all ways in which people seek to what?

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