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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miller believe elevates a child's "false" self?
(a) A sense of dissatisfaction
(b) Denouncing others' values
(c) Withdrawal from himself
(d) Denying his true self

2. What does Pipher compare the goal of mass media to in relation to parents' goals of helping children stay happy and well adjusted?
(a) Develop new techniques
(b) Support society values
(c) Make money
(d) Energize society

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

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

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

6. What disease does Katie's mother ,Pete, suffer from that debilitates her?
(a) Muscular Dystrophy
(b) Cancer
(c) Arthritis
(d) Parkinson's Disease

7. Where does Dr. Pipher indicate an adolescent who is untroubled usually looks for guidance?
(a) Within herself
(b) To her peers
(c) To adult role models
(d) To her parents

8. 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) Three fourths
(c) Seven Eighths
(d) Half

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

10. Which type of parents have teens who are impulsive, irresponsible and dependent?
(a) Indulgent low in control and high in acceptance parents
(b) Authoritarian high in control and low in acceptance parents
(c) Authoritarian low in control and high in acceptance parents
(d) Indulgent high in control and low in acceptance parents

11. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that bright, sensitive girls are more at risk for problems?
(a) Women are too highly sexualized
(b) They are exposed to more anti-female writings
(c) They do not see enough realistic female role models
(d) They are aware of the conflicting forces in their lives

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

13. What is the overshadowing problem concerning Franchesca?
(a) Lack of parental affect
(b) Adoption
(c) Sexual promiscuity
(d) Drugs and alcohol

14. How does Dr. Pipher describe parents for adolescent girls?
(a) Endless suffering
(b) Saplings
(c) Root system
(d) Unstable

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Pipher describe adolescent girls?

2. What do many teens do after a divorce?

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

4. In what way do teens manipulate their parents?

5. What speculation does Pipher make about girls who are raised to be open-minded and curious?

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