1. Chapter 3 addresses how the "Private I" is the person who lives underneath the facade that is created in order to ___________ those around them.
(a) Please.
(b) Mock.
(c) Protect.
(d) Scare away.

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

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

4. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?
(a) I am loved because I love.
(b) I love you because I need you.
(c) I need you because I love you.
(d) I hate you because I love you.

5. According to Viorst, in what way do we primarily form our self-identity?
(a) By belonging to a wide variety of social groups.
(b) Through imitation of our parents.
(c) Through experimentation with different character traits.
(d) Through imitation of our friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?

2. What two feelings battle each other at every stage of development?

3. According to Viorst, grown-up love must begin with what?

4. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?

5. While in the hospital, a little boy who was set on fire by his mother is crying for whom?

(see the answer key)

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