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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Mothers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dr. Pipher indicate that Polly began to become confused and withdrawn?
(a) She withdrew after she moved to a new home
(b) She withdrew when she started to like boys
(c) She withdrew once she entered school
(d) She withdrew when she entered adolescence

2. With what does Dr. Pipher believe adolescent girls have an enormous preoccupation in their own lives?
(a) Their bodies
(b) Their cultural norms
(c) Their peers
(d) Their parents

3. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?
(a) Root cause of behavior
(b) Internal struggles
(c) Camouflage behavior
(d) What others can see

4. What type of student is Whitney?
(a) Good
(b) Fair
(c) Poor
(d) Gifted

5. Which of the following descriptors can be used to describe the emotions of an adolescent girl?
(a) Full of perspective
(b) Extreme and inconsistent
(c) Devastating at times
(d) Developed but over-reactive

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe Cayenne as a young girl?

2. What speculation does Pipher make about girls who are raised to be open-minded and curious?

3. What makes it difficult to reason with young girls?

4. What percentage of families fits the traditional dynamic according to Pipher?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes the relationship between Whitney and Evelyn?

(see the answer key)

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