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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Families - The Root Systems.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pipher believe that most people imagine teens' family structures consists of?
(a) Traditional families
(b) Single parent homes
(c) Dysfunctional families
(d) Orphanages

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

4. At what ages would Freud consider the latency period for girls?
(a) About 3 - puberty
(b) About 8 - puberty
(c) About 6 - puberty
(d) About 10- puberty

5. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?
(a) What others can see
(b) Root cause of behavior
(c) Internal struggles
(d) Camouflage behavior

Short Answer Questions

1. What speculation does Pipher make in relation to Jody and other teens being raised in more liberal households?

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

3. What do the dreams of being paralyzed or being stuck in quicksand represent according to Pipher?

4. Which group of adults does Dr. Pipher believe is the most well adjusted?

5. Which of the following is the best definition for the term androgynous?

(see the answer key)

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