View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, is sibling rivalry normal and universal?
(a) Only in the United States.
(b) Only in industrialized nations.
(c) Ten out of ten psychoanalysts answer yes.
(d) It depends on the parenting style.

2. At what age do we develop the superego?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Five.

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

4. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Physical abuse.
(c) Incest.
(d) Parents who argue.

5. Marvin and _______ experience great physical discomfort because of their unconscious guilt.
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Donna.

6. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our greatest critic.
(b) As our dearest friend.
(c) As our biggest fan.
(d) As our safety net.

7. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?
(a) Degenerate parents.
(b) Same-sex parents.
(c) Adoptive parents.
(d) Normal parents.

8. As children, Viorst thinks we test reality with what?
(a) Our pretend play.
(b) Wishful thinking.
(c) Our actions.
(d) Daydreaming.

9. While in the hospital, a little boy who was set on fire by his mother is crying for whom?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His nurse.
(d) His father.

10. According to Viorst, grown-up love must begin with what?
(a) The separation of self from the other.
(b) A mature understanding of self.
(c) An ability to forgive others.
(d) Two grown adults.

11. Which character claimed that, "I am a part of all that I have met."
(a) Orion.
(b) Homer.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Odysseus.

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

13. At the end of Chapter 8, Margaret Mead uses what type of profession in her analogy about accepting what we were born with?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Potter.
(d) Hunter.

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

15. What is the name of the personality that evolves when a child cannot trust their own feelings and takes on the personality traits of others?
(a) "Shifting personality."
(b) "As-if personality."
(c) "Borderline personality."
(d) "Chameleon personality."

Short Answer Questions

1. What Christmas gift caused Brooke Hayward so much anguish when asked if her little sister could play with it?

2. Escaping to an earlier stage of development in an effort to deal with socially unacceptable feelings toward a new sibling is called what?

3. What was the name of the girl's club that Viorst's neighbor Amy belonged to?

4. As a result of unconscious guilt, criminals sometimes do what?

5. In Chapter 8, the author discusses another "necessary loss." Which one is it?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 498 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample