2. What are we often unaware of that we bring with us into a marriage?
(a) The unfinished business of childhood.
(b) The Oedipus complex.
(c) Perfect love.
(d) Our parent's relationship.

3. To what was Richard Steele referring in the following quote? "... the compleatest image of heaven and hell we are capable of receiving in this life."
(a) Friendship.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Family.
(d) Death.

4. In Chapter 16, Viorst quotes which psychologist who wrote the book Loss?
(a) Erich Fromm.
(b) Jean Piaget.
(c) Erik Erikson.
(d) John Bowlby.

5. Who once said, "God ordains that every genius shall have an illness at forty"?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) George Bernard Shaw.
(c) Arthur Miller.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

6. Intimate male-female relationships are rare because of what?
(a) The adultery factor.
(b) Socially unacceptable norms.
(c) Women would just rather talk to other women.
(d) The sexual tension.

7. According to Chapter 12, growing up involves giving up what illusion?
(a) That friendship is infallible.
(b) That death is inevitable.
(c) That the universe revolves around us.
(d) That our parents are perfect.

8. According to Viorst, in middle age we inspire far less ________ than we do ___________.
(a) Admiration; annoyance.
(b) Lust; respect.
(c) Respect; pity.
(d) Hatred; love.

9. As our parents grow old, get sick, and die, we learn to do what in relation to imperfect connections?
(a) Stop complaining about them.
(b) Give thanks.
(c) Ignore them and continue on our own path.
(d) Work them out.

10. How did Cecil and Julia Saunders die?
(a) Their plane crashed on the way to their granddaughter's wedding.
(b) Someone broke into their house and killed them.
(c) They shot themselves.
(d) They died in a car accident.

11. According to Chapter 20, Viorst is living on what to beat her middle-aged spread?
(a) NutriSystem.
(b) Lean Cuisine.
(c) Weight Watchers.
(d) Grapefruit.

12. A man in his forties confessed to Viorst that he reviewed his life insurance policy after he was diagnosed with what?
(a) Gout.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Tennis elbow.

13. What is the key achievement of mid-life according to Viorst?
(a) Moving our parents to a nursing home.
(b) Letting loose and exploring unfulfilled dreams.
(c) Getting the children out of the house.
(d) Uniting ourselves with reality and achieving balance.

14. Which famous author wrote this about the loss of his cherished wife: "The first plunge of the knife into the flesh is felt again and again"?
(a) C.S. Lewis.
(b) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Victor Hugo.

15. A capacity to feel pleasure in the pleasures of other people is an example of what?
(a) Ego transcendence.
(b) Pleasure transfer.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Self-awareness.