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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Then and Now.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What speculation does Pipher make about girls who are raised to be open-minded and curious?
(a) They may be faced with too many choices
(b) They may be overwhelmed by the turmoil of adolescence
(c) They may be struggle more than others to find themselves
(d) They may be unsure of themselves

2. What is the first dimension according to Pipher?
(a) Cultural norms
(b) Affection
(c) Control
(d) Parenting techniques

3. What percentage of babies born in the 1990s were born to single mothers?
(a) 1/2
(b) 2/3
(c) 1/5
(d) 3/4

4. What career was Dr. Pipher pushed toward by her teachers in school?
(a) Law
(b) Psychology
(c) Medicine
(d) Teacher

5. What does Dr. Pipher believe to be the cause of Monica's mild depression?
(a) Divorce
(b) Peer reactions
(c) Stresses of adolescence
(d) Lack of contact with peers

Short Answer Questions

1. In Cassie's world what is all-powerful?

2. What does Dr. Pipher indicate that adolescent girls need in order to survive and flourish?

3. What does Monica believe that her peers' ideas about appearance and popularity are?

4. Which of the following was considered to be unfeminine in Dr. Pipher's community?

5. What is the second dimension according to Pipher?

(see the answer key)

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