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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following finishes the following conflicting messages: Girls should be independent but _____________.
(a) Smart
(b) Sexy
(c) Nice
(d) Honest

2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how divorce makes adolescents feel?
(a) Embarrassed
(b) Abandoned
(c) Self-absorbed
(d) Angry

3. Which category does Dr. Pipher indicate that most fathers fall into?
(a) Most fathers are supportive
(b) Most fathers are distant
(c) Most fathers are reluctant
(d) Most fathers are abusive

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

5. Which of the following best describes how girls perceive distant fathers as compared to mothers?
(a) More supportive
(b) More willing to listen
(c) More understanding
(d) More rigid

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

7. Why does Fay bring her daughter into therapy?
(a) Her daughter has asked to be emancipated
(b) Her daughter has asked to move out
(c) Her daughter has requested the opportunity to go to therapy
(d) Her daughter claims to be a lesbian

8. When does Dr. Pipher indicate that Polly began to become confused and withdrawn?
(a) She withdrew after she moved to a new home
(b) She withdrew once she entered school
(c) She withdrew when she entered adolescence
(d) She withdrew when she started to like boys

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

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

11. Which of the following is not a descriptor of a healthy adult according to Broverman's study?
(a) Logical
(b) Active
(c) Dependent
(d) Independent

12. Who does Dr. Pipher say is often given the credit for raising strong daughters?
(a) Daughters
(b) Fathers
(c) Peers
(d) Mothers

13. What does Myra do to her parents?
(a) She drinks and does drugs with them
(b) She physically attacks them
(c) She rebels against them
(d) She ran away from home

14. What do many teens do after a divorce?
(a) The reject their peers
(b) They seek out a connection with one of the parents
(c) They run away from home
(d) They reject their parents' authority

15. What is the second dimension according to Pipher?
(a) Affection
(b) Control
(c) Parenting techniques
(d) Cultural norms

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not how daughters describe their supportive fathers?

2. What makes it difficult to reason with young girls?

3. From which category are many daughters raised who are more apt to like men?

4. What disease does Katie's mother ,Pete, suffer from that debilitates her?

5. What concerns Dr. Pipher about many of the children of divorce?

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