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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the "corporate characteristic" that Viorst mentions in Chapter 15?
2. Which sex tends to have only superficial relationships?
3. In this book, mentioned in Chapter 12, it is stated that despite sexual feelings toward friends of the same sex, individuals need not necessarily define themselves as "homosexual." What is the name of the book?
4. Men pursue ______________; women yearn for _______________.
5. The following headline ran in what paper? "HER OUTSIDE PREOCCUPATION CAN LEAVE HIM ISOLATED AT TIME OF MORE LEISURE"
Short Essay Questions
1. What are a few of the difficulties of a marriage relationship mentioned in Chapter 13?
2. Other than a parent, what other things impact who a child becomes?
3. What happens in our thirties, in relation to our parents?
4. What does Freud say about religious thoughts of an afterlife?
5. According to the book, why are friends so important?
6. What are some of the different types of loss and mourning discussed in Chapter 16? Do we experience them all in the same way?
7. What can happen as a result of a mother's fear that her child's psyche is fragile? How can this affect the child?
8. What is described as the ultimate separation in Chapter 18?
9. According to the book, when does the way we will handle aging begin?
10. What does it mean if a child and mother aren't a good fit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the process of us becoming our own person. How is our identity primarily formed? What pitfalls may we encounter along the way? How do our parents influence the process? Do they hinder or encourage the discovery of our primary self?
Essay Topic 2
Examining the many negative traits of marriage discussed in Chapter 13, arrive at a personal conclusion as to whether the marriage relationship is worth the effort or not. Support your stance with examples from the book and your real life experiences.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the perception that our image of our mother as an all-loving, all-encompassing being with the reality of what most mother's really must be. Why do we all seem to have such idealistic perceptions of mothers as such selfless, loving beings? Are these perceptions based in some reality or just fantasy? How do these perceptions play out and affect who we become, our expectations for love in other relationships, etc.?
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