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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the overshadowing problem concerning Franchesca?

2. Which type of parents have teens who are impulsive, irresponsible and dependent?

3. Which of the following is not a negative aspect of adolescent girls as described by Dr. Pipher?

4. Which of the following is not one of the types of father-daughter relationships Dr. Pipher describes?

5. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be the reason that Jessica is rebelling and how does her mother react to this rebellion?

2. How does Fay feel about her daughter's announcement that she is a lesbian?

3. According to Dr. Pipher, which is better for children: an unhappy marriage or a divorce? Why does she feel the way she does?

4. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that adolescents are most impacted by divorce?

5. What contradiction does Dr. Pipher describe between who gets credit for raising a strong daughter and who is more typically responsible?

6. Describe the contradictions that occur between the expectations between the father and mother according to Dr. Pipher.

7. Describe the double standard that Dr. Pipher describes as related to the expectations that Americans have?

8. In what ways does Pipher compare families of the 1990s with those in previous years of history?

9. What happens as adolescent girls withdraw from their parents and what does this offer to the girls?

10. What seems to be the underlying issue between Jessica and her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining why it is difficult to reason with young girls. What factors play into this issue? Do you agree with Dr. Pipher's analysis? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Pipher describes that many noted female leaders were isolated as adolescents. Why is this the case? Do you believe that isolated adolescent girls will be more successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How has the traditional family changed over the decades? Do you believe these changes are for the better or the worse? Why?

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