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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. Which of the following psychoanalysts said we create religion to "exorcise the terrors" of nature?
2. The following headline ran in what paper? "HER OUTSIDE PREOCCUPATION CAN LEAVE HIM ISOLATED AT TIME OF MORE LEISURE"
3. Friends and intimate partners are considered what?
4. Which recent development does Viorst think is a positive new step toward good death?
5. 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."
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the different types of loss and mourning discussed in Chapter 16? Do we experience them all in the same way?
2. What are a few of the difficulties of a marriage relationship mentioned in Chapter 13?
3. What is described as the ultimate separation in Chapter 18?
4. 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?
5. What does it mean if a child and mother aren't a good fit?
6. According to Chapter 17, what redefines us throughout our lives?
7. Other than a parent, what other things impact who a child becomes?
8. In thinking about losses as a lifelong theme, name some of the juxtapositions that Viorst discusses in Chapter 20.
9. According to the book, why are friends so important?
10. Which necessary loss is discussed in Chapter 12?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter 11 details the positive and negative aspects of our dreams and fantasies. Compare and contrast fantasy versus reality using ideas from the book. How are they similar? How are they different? Do they serve the same purpose?
Essay Topic 2
Using the book as reference, discuss the most important aspects of aging. Based on where you are in life right now, how do you think you will age? What characteristics of yourself will become magnified, and which ones will dissipate?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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