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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous family does Viorst mention in Chapter 15?
(a) The Kennedys.
(b) The Carnegies.
(c) The Windsors.
(d) The Vanderbilts.

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

3. According to Chapter 8, what does modern science say that all mammals start out as?
(a) Embryos.
(b) Female.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Male.

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

5. The idea that we are all in love with the parent of the opposite sex is known as what?
(a) The Oracle complex.
(b) The Oedipus complex.
(c) The Odysseus complex.
(d) The Electra complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of thing did Selena's children no longer want her to do when they separated?

2. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?

3. As adults, we are able to see ourselves as in control, not as ___________.

4. When we allow some person or group to stand in place of our own conscience, this leads to what?

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

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