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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe Cayenne as a young girl?
(a) Ambitious
(b) Enthusiastic
(c) Self-conscious
(d) Feisty

2. Which type of parents have teens who are impulsive, irresponsible and dependent?
(a) Authoritarian low in control and high in acceptance parents
(b) Indulgent low in control and high in acceptance parents
(c) Indulgent high in control and low in acceptance parents
(d) Authoritarian high in control and low in acceptance parents

3. In what way does Dr. Pipher say that girls often shock their mothers?
(a) They run away from home
(b) They turn to drugs and alcohol
(c) They become sexually active
(d) They quit school

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the relationship between Whitney and Evelyn?
(a) Surprising
(b) Too close
(c) Intimate
(d) Terrible

5. What type of student is Whitney?
(a) Poor
(b) Gifted
(c) Good
(d) Fair

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following skills does Dr. Pipher stress girls, in particular, need to be encouraged to do?

2. Why does Fay bring her daughter into therapy?

3. Who or what does Pipher hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?

4. With what does Dr. Pipher believe adolescent girls have an enormous preoccupation in their own lives?

5. What percentage of families fits the traditional dynamic according to Pipher?

(see the answer key)

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