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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?
(a) Great anxiety.
(b) Warm, fuzzy feelings.
(c) Spontaneous smiling.
(d) Higher achievements.

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

3. "Reality testing" means what?
(a) That wishing doesn't make it so.
(b) That we go to college and experiment.
(c) That we should just stay with our parents.
(d) That we try different roles in order to become an adult.

4. What does the author state that extended separation from a mother can cause a child?
(a) A sense of independence.
(b) A good chance to socialize with other people.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Pain and permanent damage.

5. The idea that we are all in love with the parent of the opposite sex is known as what?
(a) The Oedipus complex.
(b) The Oracle complex.
(c) The Electra complex.
(d) The Odysseus complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

4. According to the author, what do babies need?

5. According to Viorst, which two abilities at which boys excel are the only ones based in scientific fact?

Short Essay Questions

1. Using an example from the book, describe ways in which the Oedipus complex can play out in the lives of adults.

2. The term "penis envy" can sound quite ridiculous, but Viorst points out that it takes on many metaphorical meanings. What are some of those possible symbolic meanings?

3. What are the four stages of human development that many analysts agree upon and how are they similar to each other?

4. What support does Viorst give to the Cinderella Complex?

5. Why does J.D. Salinger's character from The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, not want to grow up?

6. Why were Hansel and Gretel so close to each other relationally?

7. Despite a constant desire for independence, why do young children keep coming back to their mothers?

8. Excessive punishment of ourselves rests on the illusion of what?

9. According to Viorst, why is it okay to have fantasies that are inappropriate if they aren't acted upon?

10. According to Freud, what is the age of latency?

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