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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Viorst, what types of feelings are present in ALL friendships?
(a) Sad feelings.
(b) Competitive feelings.
(c) Reserved feelings.
(d) Feelings of love.

2. Viorst contends that our unconscious sexual thoughts toward friends are masked as what?
(a) Flirtatious behavior.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Ridicule and anger.
(d) Concern, devotion, and affection.

3. What famous author's memoir entitled Speak, Memory does Viorst reference at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) James Joyce
(b) Leo Tolstoy
(c) Vladimir Nabokov
(d) Frank McCourt

4. Who else, besides mothers, links separation and danger?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Nannies.
(d) Grandmothers.

5. What type of relationship reinforces our self-knowledge, widens our worldview, and supports our self-esteem?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The parent-child relationship.
(c) A mentoring relationship.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher does Viorst quote in Chapter 14?

2. According to Lillian Rubin, the sexual difference between men and women leads to what in a marriage relationship?

3. The title of Chapter 12 lists what?

4. A man in his forties confessed to Viorst that he reviewed his life insurance policy after he was diagnosed with what?

5. What is the name of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's highly influential book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Other than a parent, what other things impact who a child becomes?

2. According to the book, why are friends so important?

3. Why does our focus shift in middle age to discovering our family's history?

4. Name two of the stages of mourning that Viorst describes in Chapter 16.

5. Name the five stages of dying described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Briefly describe each stage.

6. Which necessary loss is discussed in Chapter 12?

7. What is the fundamental tension in all man-woman marriages?

8. According to the book, when does the way we will handle aging begin?

9. What does Freud say about religious thoughts of an afterlife?

10. What are a few of the difficulties of a marriage relationship mentioned in Chapter 13?

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