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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Which of the following adjectives best describes the relationship between Whitney and Evelyn?
(a) Intimate
(b) Surprising
(c) Too close
(d) Terrible

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

8. What speculation does Pipher make in relation to Jody and other teens being raised in more liberal households?
(a) They may be more likely to seek out drugs and alcohol
(b) They may be more creative and independent
(c) They may be more intense
(d) They may be more worried and overwhelmed

9. Which of the following descriptors can be used to describe the emotions of an adolescent girl?
(a) Extreme and inconsistent
(b) Devastating at times
(c) Full of perspective
(d) Developed but over-reactive

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

11. Why does Dr. Pipher indicate that girls at this age are difficult to study?
(a) They have unpredictable behavior
(b) They have too many obstacles
(c) They have mood swings
(d) They have secretive natures

12. Which of the following themes does not appear to be rooted in cultural ideals rather than personality development according to Dr. Pipher?
(a) Parental relationships
(b) Need for perfection
(c) Preoccupation with weight
(d) Fear of rejection

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Pipher, how are relationships with fathers viewed?

2. Which category does Dr. Pipher indicate that most fathers fall into?

3. What does Pipher compare the goal of mass media to in relation to parents' goals of helping children stay happy and well adjusted?

4. What does Myra do to her parents?

5. Which of the following terms best describes a young girl's emotional system?

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