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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Divorce.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of standard does Dr. Pipher believe Americans have in relation to values and beliefs?
(a) Low
(b) Inadequate
(c) Double
(d) High

4. Which of the following is the best definition of vibrancy as described by Miller?
(a) When adults shield their children from painful feelings
(b) When adults provide children with love
(c) When adults cushion feelings to spare others
(d) When adults experience all feelings in a honest way

5. According to Dr. Pipher, adolescence requires daughters to distance themselves from who?
(a) The person with whom they are most closely identified
(b) Their siblings
(c) Their parents
(d) Their peers

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many teens do after a divorce?

2. Divorce can be devastating and it can be an opportunity for what?

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

4. Where does Dr. Pipher indicate an adolescent who is untroubled usually looks for guidance?

5. Which of the following finishes the following conflicting messages: Girls should be independent but _____________.

(see the answer key)

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