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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Developmental Issues - I'm Not Waving, I'm Drowning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do many of the adolescent girls turn to for support?
(a) Siblings
(b) Peers
(c) Younger girls
(d) Parents

2. What choice does Alice Miller indicate young children have to make?
(a) Be authentic or hateful
(b) Be authentic or deceitful
(c) Be honest or loved
(d) Be honest or dishonest

3. Who or what does Miller hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?
(a) Hormones
(b) Parents
(c) Males
(d) Culture

4. Which of the following skills does Dr. Pipher stress girls, in particular, need to be encouraged to do?
(a) Rethink perfectionist beliefs
(b) Persevere
(c) Celebrate their successes
(d) Think logically

5. When Hamlet rejects Ophelia for being obedient to her father what happens to her?
(a) She immediately drowns
(b) She goes insane
(c) She leaves by running away
(d) She reverts to her pre-adolescence personality

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Pipher describe adolescent girls?

2. Which comparison best describes the concept of young girls suppressing their true selves and trying to constantly please others?

3. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?

4. Which of the following descriptors can be used to describe the emotions of an adolescent girl?

5. Which of the following themes does not appear to be rooted in cultural ideals rather than personality development according to Dr. Pipher?

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