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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. Women need to understand that they are better off without ___________, according to Dr. Laura.

2. The two people needed to recognize what they were doing and accept _________ for it.

3. Women would rather ___________ their own feelings of disgust or anger over a man's selfishness than confront him about it.

4. It is up to the ____________ every time whether to stay or to go, according to Dr. Laura.

5. Women need to know exactly why they are ___________ and then deal with it directly.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are women paralyzed by that they would sacrifice their own child's well being, according to Dr. Laura?

2. What does Dr. Laura say that dependency does NOT offer to a woman or to anyone?

3. What can women do about evil, even though it can not be completely eradicated, according to Dr. Laura?

4. What does Dr. Laura feel the ultimate sadness in relationships is?

5. What do parents erroneously think about their children, according to Dr. Laura?

6. What do women need to understand about men and their children, according to Dr. Laura?

7. What are some of the issues women have to deal with when dealing with men's terrible behavior?

8. What happens, according to Dr. Laura, when women know they are making a mistake?

9. Dr. Laura says that just because a man says, "I love you" doesn't mean that he is ready for what?

10. What does Lila's boyfriend not offer her that she wants from him and so she tries to change him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Laura points out that women tend to believe they will get an identity when they have a partner or become married.

Part 1: How do you think Dr. Laura is defining the idea of identity?

Part 2: Why do you think women feel it's important to have an establish identity?

Part 3: How do you think a women might act in a relationship if she wasn't counting on the relationship for her identity?

Essay Topic 2

Women mistake sex for love, according to Dr. Laura, causing a number of problems in their relationships.

Part 1: Why do you think women mistake sex for love?

Part 2: How do you think sex and love can be related?

Part 3: Do you think you can have romantic love without sex? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Laura begins her book by pointing out the many differences between men and women.

Part 1: Do you think men and women are vastly different from each other? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you agree with the statements Dr. Laura makes about the differences between men and women? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Dr. Laura could write this book if there weren't differences between men and women? Why or why not?

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