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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?
(a) Spontaneous smiling.
(b) Great anxiety.
(c) Warm, fuzzy feelings.
(d) Higher achievements.

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

3. Viorst feels that only through _____________ can "our loss be transcended."
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Grief.
(d) Learning.

4. Which fictional character mentioned in the book chooses not to become a man, and stay as a boy forever?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Saint George.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Robin Hood.

5. Parents have trouble seeing their children as what?
(a) Separate people.
(b) A part of themselves.
(c) Anything but perfect.
(d) Competent humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when someone keeps everything just the same after someone dies?

2. What are the ingrained patterns repeated in adulthood due to childhood experiences called?

3. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?

4. According to Otto Kernberg, adolescent romantic love is the normal, crucial beginning of what?

5. How is it believed that infants perceive their needs in relation to their mother?

(see the answer key)

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