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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, A Fence at the Top of the Hill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following questions is one that Dr. Pipher asks her patients to ask themselves?
(a) Why do I feel this way?
(b) What are my values?
(c) Why do I feel devaluated?
(d) Who helps me to feel this way?

2. What do the dreams of being paralyzed or being stuck in quicksand represent according to Pipher?
(a) Fighting forces beyond their control
(b) Fight for freedom from parental restrictions
(c) Struggle to gain independence
(d) Struggle to search for their true self

3. What causes the boys at school to make inappropriate comments to Margaret?
(a) She participates in non-traditional female roles
(b) She is unwilling to acknowledge them
(c) She develops at an early age
(d) She provides a strong sense of herself

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

5. According to Dr. Pipher, how are relationships with fathers viewed?
(a) Uninteresting
(b) Growth-oriented
(c) Regressive
(d) Dependent

Short Answer Questions

1. How many major sexual issues does Dr. Pipher say are facing girls in the 1990s?

2. How does Dr. Pipher describe today's fathers in relation to having the necessary skills to develop healthy relationships with their daughters?

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

4. At what ages would Freud consider the latency period for girls?

5. Strong girls according to Dr. Pipher already are able to do what?

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