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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?
(a) They fear the responsibility that comes with success.
(b) They fear punishment from the rival parent.
(c) They fear retaliation from siblings.
(d) They fear being more successful than the opposite sex parent.

2. According to Chapter 7, our adult sexuality is in response to what?
(a) Libidinal conflicts.
(b) Oedipal conflicts.
(c) The messages media convey.
(d) Our religious upbringing.

3. As adults, we are able to see ourselves as in control, not as ___________.
(a) Aggressors.
(b) Children.
(c) Victims.
(d) Mental patients.

4. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Physical abuse.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Parents who argue.
(d) Incest.

5. Which famous author's daughter suddenly died at the age of 24?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Mark Twain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Viorst feels our sexual nature comes from where?

2. Viorst feels that in adulthood we may seek out the wanted parent in an effort to do what?

3. Which famous author wrote this about the loss of his cherished wife: "The first plunge of the knife into the flesh is felt again and again"?

4. What is the first phase of mourning discussed in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 16, Viorst quotes which psychologist who wrote the book Loss?

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