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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 11, we sometimes fear that our fantasies can do what?
(a) Change us.
(b) Have the power to control reality.
(c) Make us mean.
(d) Reveal the sick, depraved person we really are.

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

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

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

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

6. Which person coined the phrase Cinderella Complex?
(a) Colleen Rodman.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Colette Dowling.
(d) Judith Viorst.

7. Mrs. C slept in the same bed as her mother until she was how old?
(a) 20 years old.
(b) 40 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

8. Which of the answers below describes the stages and challenges of the life cycle according to Erik Erikson?
(a) The Five Cycles of a Human.
(b) The Four Periods of Growth.
(c) The Twelve Stages of Life.
(d) The Eight Ages of Man.

9. What was the title of Delia Ephron's book about adolescent angst referenced in Chapter 10?
(a) Puppy Love.
(b) Teenage Romance.
(c) Teen Infatuation.
(d) Romantic Teens.

10. According to Viorst, in what way do we primarily form our self-identity?
(a) Through experimentation with different character traits.
(b) Through imitation of our friends.
(c) By belonging to a wide variety of social groups.
(d) Through imitation of our parents.

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

12. Chapter 3 addresses how the "Private I" is the person who lives underneath the facade that is created in order to ___________ those around them.
(a) Mock.
(b) Please.
(c) Protect.
(d) Scare away.

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

14. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?
(a) Vying for our father's affection.
(b) Proving we are competent individuals.
(c) Learning to accept and love ourselves.
(d) Seeking the unconditional love of our mother's arms.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret?

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

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

5. According to Chapter 9, what feeling could be fear of the loss of our own love?

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