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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. In Chapter 16, Viorst quotes which psychologist who wrote the book Loss?
2. Chapter 18 refers to which famous character as the ultimate retiree?
3. According to Chapter 13, there can be no human love without what?
4. What does the father in the poem referenced in Chapter 14 finally conclude?
5. What famous author's memoir entitled Speak, Memory does Viorst reference at the end of Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Viorst's three friends approach death differently?
2. Why does our focus shift in middle age to discovering our family's history?
3. Viorst describes a sort of "opposites attract" type marriage relationship where each party meets a neurotic need of the other party. What did she call this type of arrangement?
4. What does Freud say about religious thoughts of an afterlife?
5. What is described as the ultimate separation in Chapter 18?
6. Name two of the stages of mourning that Viorst describes in Chapter 16.
7. What impact does middle age tend to have on a marriage?
8. Name the five stages of dying described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Briefly describe each stage.
9. What are some of the different types of loss and mourning discussed in Chapter 16? Do we experience them all in the same way?
10. According to Chapter 17, what redefines us throughout our lives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sigmund Freud first discovered and described the Oedipus complex. Write an essay about the beginning of this complex, why it was named after Oedipus, and how it continues to impact modern psychology. Using support from the book and your own life, discuss why or why not you may agree or disagree with Freud and Viorst's view of this theory.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the four developmental stages of childhood detailed in Chapter 10. How do these stages build upon one another? Must these stages happen in a sequential way, or can a person skip around within the stages?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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