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Chapters 1-2

1. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."
(a) Crying.
(b) Love.
(c) Loss.
(d) Birth.

2. According to the author, what do babies need?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Fathers.
(c) A consistent caregiver.
(d) Mothers.

3. While in the hospital, a little boy who was set on fire by his mother is crying for whom?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His nurse.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

4. According to the author, absence makes the heart grow _____________.
(a) Frantic.
(b) Colder.
(c) Fonder.
(d) Warmer.

5. According to Art Buchwald, what are "the three worst words in the language"?
(a) Lonely, stray, hospital.
(b) Hebrew, orphan, asylum.
(c) Isolated, hopeless, angry.
(d) Jewish, urchin, institution.

6. What does the author state that extended separation from a mother can cause a child?
(a) A good chance to socialize with other people.
(b) A sense of independence.
(c) Pain and permanent damage.
(d) Hunger.

7. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?
(a) New beginning.
(b) Original loss.
(c) First separation.
(d) Launch of independence.

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