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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of girl is usually more prone to alcoholism?
(a) Type A personalities
(b) Perfectionists
(c) Anorexics
(d) Bulimics

2. According to Dr. Pipher, what does the culture strive to do to young women?
(a) Control them
(b) Objectify them
(c) Debase them
(d) Define them

3. What does Dr. Pipher note about many female leaders?
(a) They are isolated as adolescents
(b) They acknowledge gender limitations
(c) They are not strong adolescents
(d) They are often unhappy

4. What does Dr. Pipher encourage her patients to do in regards to their feelings?
(a) Objectify
(b) Explain
(c) Resign
(d) Evaluate

5. What percentage of teens believe that force in a sexual relationship is permissible if the couple plans to marry?
(a) 70%
(b) 20%
(c) 90%
(d) 50%

6. How do girls who participate in sports often see their bodies?
(a) They see their bodies as uncooperative
(b) They see their bodies as different
(c) They see their bodies as functional
(d) They see their bodies as decorative

7. What causes girls who are assaulted to generally cope better?
(a) When they move to a new area
(b) When they pursue legal courses of action
(c) When they tell someone right away
(d) When they seek counseling

8. Where does Dr. Pipher feel the blame for many of the problems lies?
(a) Popular culture
(b) Media
(c) Children
(d) Parents

9. What career was Dr. Pipher pushed toward by her teachers in school?
(a) Medicine
(b) Teacher
(c) Psychology
(d) Law

10. What does Dr. Pipher believe Casey lacks?
(a) She lacks privacy
(b) She lacks structure
(c) She lacks confidence
(d) She lacks friends

11. What was abundant during the 1950s?
(a) Drugs
(b) Divorce
(c) Alcohol
(d) Cigarettes

12. Strong girls according to Dr. Pipher already are able to do what?
(a) They can examine their own thoughts
(b) They can value themselves
(c) They can problem solve
(d) They can find their purpose in life

13. What is this chapter mainly about?
(a) Eating disorders
(b) Unrealistic expectations
(c) Societal norms and values
(d) Society perceptions of weight

14. Why do girls often take amphetamines?
(a) Thrill
(b) Lose weight
(c) Quick way to feel good
(d) Expanded awareness

15. What is it a sign of when girls hurt themselves externally?
(a) They suffer suicidal tendencies
(b) They suffer mental abuse
(c) They suffer schizophrenia
(d) They suffer internal pain

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Monica's parents stress to her?

2. How do highly gifted girls react to world events?

3. According to Dr. Pipher, isolation can often be what?

4. Which of the following isn't one of the things Dr. Pipher believes athletic skills give to girls?

5. On what are girls who are at high-risk of developing an eating disorder basing their identities?

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