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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 does Dr. Pipher believe Casey lacks?

2. What does Dr. Pipher encourage Penelope to do when she handles frustration in a positive way?

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

4. What does Margaret tell Dr. Pipher she will never let rule her life again?

5. What does Dr. Pipher believe drives girls to self-mutilate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what parts of society have different rules for sexual activity and how this affects girls?

2. What type of girl does Dr. Pipher describe as the type that tends to fare better during adolescence?

3. In the case studies described in this chapter, what are the three reasons that the girls grow up to be strong adults?

4. What female leaders does Dr. Pipher refer to as being isolated in adolescence and what did they all refuse to do?

5. What portion of sexual education does Dr. Pipher believe is missing for young girls?

6. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that Tammy uses self-mutilation?

7. In what way do cities and small communities differ in the way that girls react and feel pressure?

8. What type of sexual assaults can be particularly traumatic to females?

9. What does Pipher describe as the most defining characteristics for American women and when do girls feel the most pressure about their appearance?

10. What is altruism and how does it help the girls according to Dr. Pipher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the differences between experimentation with drugs and alcohol and abuse. What factors need to be considered? In what way is abuse detrimental?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe more and more young girls are having sex at a younger age? What contributing factors are provided in the text? Do you agree with Dr. Pipher's conclusions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the causes and impacts of depression on the lives of young girls. What factors can cause depression? How do most young girls deal with depression?

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