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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. Both partners should listen in which way?
(a) Without judgment.
(b) With love.
(c) Without reacting.
(d) With concentration.

2. Women typically view an affair in which way compared with men?
(a) Healthy and necessary.
(b) Fun and distracting.
(c) Complicating and difficult.
(d) Sad and lonely.

3. The stage of disenchantment in a relationship can be described with which term?
(a) Unhealthy.
(b) Normal.
(c) Unexpected.
(d) Sudden.

4. How does the unfaithful partner feel about moving forward in marriage relationship?
(a) They are ready.
(b) They withdraw.
(c) They are unsure.
(d) They need time.

5. What is the second phase of post-affair healing?
(a) Deciding whether to separate or stay together.
(b) Moving the unfaithful partner out of the house.
(c) Working to recommit on an intimate level.
(d) Telling the children about the affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the unfaithful partner feels committed to the lover, how could this affect their feelings about the affair?

2. An affair, as described by the book, may not always include which behavior?

3. An unfaithful partner may experience which emotion after leaving the lover?

4. Most relationships begin with which emotion?

5. Although many hurt partners feel that 'good things happen to good people,' how does the discovery of the affair affect this sentiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fundamental difference in reactions between the hurt and unfaithful partners to the discovery of an affair?

2. How must the affair be analyzed in order to move forward in building trust in the relationship?

3. How does the text address gender-typical reactions in Chapter 1?

4. Why does the author recommend using a mental time projection to envision where the relationship will be?

5. How does the presence of children in a marriage affect the unfaithful partner in regards to the affair?

6. Who is the book's intended secondary audience?

7. Where do unrealistic expectations of love and marriage come from?

8. Why could an unfaithful partner feel a lack of guilt about the affair?

9. How is an affair characterized by the author in Chapter 3?

10. For whom is the book primarily written?

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