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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character claimed that, "I am a part of all that I have met."
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Homer.
(d) Orion.

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

3. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?
(a) Vying for our father's affection.
(b) Seeking the unconditional love of our mother's arms.
(c) Learning to accept and love ourselves.
(d) Proving we are competent individuals.

4. Mrs. C slept in the same bed as her mother until she was how old?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 40 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

5. According to Viorst, grown-up love must begin with what?
(a) An ability to forgive others.
(b) A mature understanding of self.
(c) Two grown adults.
(d) The separation of self from the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when children see their mothers as all good or all bad?

2. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?

3. According to Art Buchwald, what are "the three worst words in the language"?

4. What is one of the necessary losses discussed in Chapter 3?

5. Chapter 5 states that even an average mother is perceived by a child as _____________.

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