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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Viorst, what types of feelings are present in ALL friendships?
(a) Sad feelings.
(b) Reserved feelings.
(c) Competitive feelings.
(d) Feelings of love.

2. Freud said that every dream contains what?
(a) A cat.
(b) A wish.
(c) Truth.
(d) Pain.

3. "It is __________ to grow up."
(a) Depressing.
(b) Fun.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Tough.

4. In our middle years, we may seek to reconnect with our _____________.
(a) Cousins.
(b) Elementary school friends.
(c) Roots.
(d) Family roles.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Name the foiled romantic in Flaubert's Madame Bovary.

2. As our parents grow old, get sick, and die, we learn to do what in relation to imperfect connections?

3. Who said, "To be a man, a woman, an adult, is to accept responsibility"?

4. Winnicott argues that denying _____ prevents "the developing child from facing and learning to tolerate" this emotion in themselves.

5. What is the key achievement of mid-life according to Viorst?

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