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

2. 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

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

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

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

6. From which category are many daughters raised who are more apt to like men?
(a) Distant
(b) Abusive
(c) Reluctant
(d) Supportive

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

8. Which comparison best describes the concept of young girls suppressing their true selves and trying to constantly please others?
(a) Fish hiding from predators
(b) Saplings in a hurricane
(c) Flood waters continuing to rise
(d) Oil and water

9. Which of the following terms best describes how Jessica feels?
(a) Angry
(b) Independent
(c) Smothered
(d) Different

10. According to Dr. Pipher, how are relationships with mothers viewed?
(a) They are viewed as independent
(b) They are viewed as dependent
(c) They are viewed as growth-oriented
(d) They are viewed as interesting

11. Which of the following is the best definition for the term androgynous?
(a) Stereotypically developing
(b) Pre-pubescent
(c) Neither masculine nor feminine
(d) Post-pubescent

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

13. 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 dishonest
(d) Be honest or loved

14. About how many children does Dr. Pipher indicate come from, or spend a part of, their childhood in a single parent home?
(a) Three fourths
(b) Half
(c) Seven Eighths
(d) One fourth

15. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that Jessica continues to rebel even more?
(a) Too much independence
(b) Parental smothering
(c) Sexual harassment
(d) Her mother understands her behavior

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fay bring her daughter into therapy?

2. Which of the following is not a descriptor of a healthy adult according to Broverman's study?

3. How much more likely are boys to speak up in class than girls?

4. Which of the following was not used to describe the values of yesterday described in this chapter?

5. When does Dr. Pipher indicate that Polly began to become confused and withdrawn?

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