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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Paths to Recovery and Epilogue: Choices to Be Made.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did Van der Kolk convince a circuit court judge that memories of sexual abuse often remain inaccessible to victims for years?
(a) Boston.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Chicago.

2. On which symptom of Tom's did Van der Kolk focus his initial treatment?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Incontinence.
(c) Facial tics.
(d) Insomnia.

3. Maria told Van der Kolk that equine therapy had helped her make what types of connections with another living creature?
(a) Safe.
(b) Mutual.
(c) Visceral.
(d) Social.

4. What kind of role does Van der Kolk say Noam had been able to take in his own rescue, saving him from deeper trauma?
(a) Passive.
(b) Active.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Creative.

5. Van der Kolk asserts that "the memory of" what "is stored as muscle tension or feelings of disintegration" (265)?
(a) Abuse.
(b) Helplessness.
(c) Pain.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?

2. On what occasion did Van der Kolk see Maria again for the first time since she left the residential treatment center?

3. Which individual or group was NOT mentioned among the people Maria was able to talk to as a result of her equine therapy?

4. In Chapter 8: “Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect,” Van der Kolk claims that victims of sexual abuse are often diagnosed with ADD if a doctor focuses on which symptom?

5. Van der Kolk asserts that performing what action around a traumatic memory will not necessarily resolve its negative effects?

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