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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heidi describe that occurs at weekly weigh-ins at her gymnastic club?
(a) The girls spend time anorexic parties
(b) The girls spend time vomiting
(c) The girls spend time relaxation techniques
(d) The girls spend time counting ribs

2. What does Dr. Pipher indicate that adolescent girls need in order to survive and flourish?
(a) Peers
(b) Roots
(c) Counseling
(d) Parents

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

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

5. In Cassie's world what is all-powerful?
(a) Media
(b) Greed
(c) Sex
(d) Money

6. What do rules in absence of loving relationships inspire according to Dr. Pipher?
(a) It inspires privacy
(b) It inspires rebellion
(c) It inspires alcoholism
(d) It inspires lack of personal space

7. What does Gail do to harm herself?
(a) She cuts herself on the breasts
(b) She attempts suicide
(c) She burns herself with cigarettes
(d) She takes pills

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

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

10. What sustains June and allows her to become a strong woman?
(a) Mother's love
(b) Athletic skills
(c) Support of her father
(d) Peer relationships

11. How many types of sex education does Dr. Pipher believe girls receive?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4

12. According to Dr. Pipher, isolation can often be what?
(a) Social issue
(b) Limitation
(c) Mental health issue
(d) Blessing

13. On what are girls who are at high-risk of developing an eating disorder basing their identities?
(a) Parental pressures
(b) Success
(c) Being thin
(d) High pressure sports

14. Which of the following factors is important in demonstrating the difference between normal experimentation and abuse?
(a) Psychological makeups
(b) Heredity
(c) Weight
(d) Peer pressure

15. What percentage of teens believe that a man has the right to force his wife to have sex?
(a) 65%
(b) 10%
(c) 50%
(d) 80%

Short Answer Questions

1. When do problems occur with sexual relationships in couples?

2. How many major sexual issues does Dr. Pipher say are facing girls in the 1990s?

3. Why does Penelope begin seeing Dr. Pipher?

4. What does Dr. Pipher describe as being a compounding factor with society when it comes to sexual activity?

5. What causes girls who are assaulted to generally cope better?

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