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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry David Thoreau's little isolated cabin was how far from his mother's house?
(a) One state away.
(b) One mile.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) One day on a horse.

2. Viorst feels that there is a always a grain of what in our love relationships?
(a) A grain of spite.
(b) A grain of jealousy.
(c) A grain of hatred.
(d) A grain of insecurity.

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

4. There are _______ unanswered questions about the innate differences between the sexes.
(a) Fifty.
(b) Flimsy.
(c) Many.
(d) Few.

5. What is the name of the son in Death of a Salesman that Viorst uses as an example of the restricting roles some parents foist on their children?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) William.
(d) Biff.

Short Answer Questions

1. A capacity to feel pleasure in the pleasures of other people is an example of what?

2. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?

3. According to Viorst, grown-up love must begin with what?

4. Who else, besides mothers, links separation and danger?

5. According to Chapter 12, growing up involves giving up what illusion?

(see the answer key)

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