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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?
(a) Skinner and Sullivan.
(b) Piaget and Spock.
(c) Freud and Erikson.
(d) Jung and Adler.

2. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?
(a) We scream, or cry, or get angry.
(b) We crash to the ground.
(c) We adapt, or crumple, or compromise.
(d) We grow amazingly strong wings.

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

4. Viorst states that some oneness experiences can go too far and cause what?
(a) Physical injury.
(b) Self-annihilation.
(c) Self-preservation.
(d) Hatred of oneself.

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

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

7. In the anecdote about the holy man painting a portrait for a king, who ends up being revealed in the painting?
(a) The king.
(b) The holy man.
(c) The king's wife.
(d) The king's daughter.

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

9. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."
(a) Birth.
(b) Crying.
(c) Loss.
(d) Love.

10. Chapter 11 discusses our what?
(a) Sleeping patterns.
(b) Parents' expectations.
(c) Fantasies.
(d) Perception of reality.

11. Who wrote the book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret?
(a) J.K. Rowling
(b) Beverly Cleary
(c) Judy Blume
(d) Madeleine L'Engle

12. According to Chapter 9, how do we eventually resolve the Oedipus complex?
(a) Through our conscience.
(b) Through guilt.
(c) By becoming adults.
(d) Through punishment and shame.

13. What is the name of the philosopher who said, "Man is the being who is capable of becoming guilty and is capable of illuminating his guilt"?
(a) Dallas Willard.
(b) Martin Buber.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) John Locke.

14. "Our conscience is our _____________ installed in our mind."
(a) Collective consciousness.
(b) Parents.
(c) Society.
(d) Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?

2. According to the book, the conscious daydreams that drift through our minds bring hints to us of what kind of world?

3. Which fictional character mentioned in the book chooses not to become a man, and stay as a boy forever?

4. Which person coined the phrase Cinderella Complex?

5. How does the author feel we can move past re-creating what has already happened?

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