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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first phase of mourning discussed in Chapter 16?
(a) Endless crying.
(b) Renewed hope.
(c) Shock.
(d) Hatred of the person who left us.

2. What are the names of Viorst's three sons?
(a) Anthony, Nicholas, and Alexander
(b) Shannon, Scott, and Brian
(c) Tony, John, and Robert
(d) Michael, William, and Henry

3. Men pursue ______________; women yearn for _______________.
(a) Sex; cuddling.
(b) Autonomy; intimacy.
(c) Excitement; safety.
(d) Deep relationships; one night stands.

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

5. According to Viorst, what types of feelings are present in ALL friendships?
(a) Competitive feelings.
(b) Reserved feelings.
(c) Feelings of love.
(d) Sad feelings.

6. What's the title of the book?
(a) Ups and Downs.
(b) Necessary Losses.
(c) Impossible Expectations.
(d) Living is Loss.

7. According to Otto Kernberg, adolescent romantic love is the normal, crucial beginning of what?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Eros.
(c) Puppy love.
(d) Adult love.

8. Madame Bovary uses what metaphor to describe marriage?
(a) An exquisite French dessert, delicious, but hard to create.
(b) A great rosy-plumaged bird soaring in the splendors of poetic skies.
(c) A beautiful spring day spent in a field of wildflowers.
(d) An intimate and joyful day on a private beach in Fiji.

9. Who was the psychologist who said that marriage requires "a wise balancing of love and hate"?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) Israel Charny.
(c) Chad Goodwin.
(d) America Ferrera.

10. According to a psychologist in Chapter 13, husbands and wives are each other's what?
(a) Greatest lovers.
(b) Best friends.
(c) Coping mechanism.
(d) Intimate enemies.

11. Which philosopher does Viorst quote in Chapter 14?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Soren Kierkegaard
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) Friedrich Nietzsche

12. In our middle years, we may seek to reconnect with our _____________.
(a) Cousins.
(b) Elementary school friends.
(c) Roots.
(d) Family roles.

13. What is the name of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's highly influential book?
(a) O, Death, Be Mine.
(b) Death Comes for the Archbishop.
(c) The Last Cattle Call.
(d) On Death and Dying.

14. Viorst details which famous baby doctor in Chapter 18?
(a) Benjamin Spock.
(b) B. F. Skinner.
(c) Bill Sears.
(d) T. Berry Brazelton.

15. Which famous family does Viorst mention in Chapter 15?
(a) The Windsors.
(b) The Kennedys.
(c) The Carnegies.
(d) The Vanderbilts.

Short Answer Questions

1. As our parents grow old, get sick, and die, we learn to do what in relation to imperfect connections?

2. Name the foiled romantic in Flaubert's Madame Bovary.

3. How many stages are there in the journey towards death according to Kubler-Ross?

4. What type of relationship reinforces our self-knowledge, widens our worldview, and supports our self-esteem?

5. In Chapter 14, Viorst lists what about her hometown?

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