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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who said the following? "Now she is aware of some of the losses you incur by being here -- the extraordinary rent you have to pay as long as you stay."
2. Which philosopher does Viorst quote in Chapter 14?
3. What famous author's memoir entitled Speak, Memory does Viorst reference at the end of Chapter 14?
4. Men pursue ______________; women yearn for _______________.
5. According to Otto Kernberg, adolescent romantic love is the normal, crucial beginning of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name the five stages of dying described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Briefly describe each stage.
2. What are a few of the difficulties of a marriage relationship mentioned in Chapter 13?
3. According to Chapter 17, what redefines us throughout our lives?
4. What is the fundamental tension in all man-woman marriages?
5. Other than a parent, what other things impact who a child becomes?
6. What types of unexpected emotions can we feel towards friends? How do they impact our friendships?
7. What can happen as a result of a mother's fear that her child's psyche is fragile? How can this affect the child?
8. How does baggage from childhood put pressure on a marriage?
9. Name two of the stages of mourning that Viorst describes in Chapter 16.
10. According to the book, when does the way we will handle aging begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast normal/healthy mourning with that of chronic mourning, according to the book. How are they similar? What is different about the process of chronic mourning? Can grief be resolved through either process?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the proposal by the author that extended separation from a mother can result in permanent emotional damage in light of our societal structure. If, as the author proposes, our entire societal structure is called into question by a child's absolute need for his or her mother, in what ways would you go about restructuring our society? What changes would you make? How involved should government be? What role would churches and other community organizations play in shifting the priorities of an entire society?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the process of us becoming our own person. How is our identity primarily formed? What pitfalls may we encounter along the way? How do our parents influence the process? Do they hinder or encourage the discovery of our primary self?
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