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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Families - The Root Systems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pipher believe that most people imagine teens' family structures consists of?
(a) Orphanages
(b) Traditional families
(c) Single parent homes
(d) Dysfunctional families

2. What is the second dimension according to Pipher?
(a) Cultural norms
(b) Affection
(c) Control
(d) Parenting techniques

3. How does Pipher define authenticity?
(a) Owning all experiences
(b) Disowning all experiences
(c) Owning all experiences that are socially acceptable
(d) Owning all experiences that are not traumatic

4. What contradiction does Pipher describe in relation to what parents share with their children?
(a) Parents' values contradict ideals
(b) Parents' values contradict media's messages
(c) Parents' values contradict cultural stereotypes
(d) Parents' ideals contradict society norms

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of adults does Dr. Pipher believe is the most well adjusted?

2. What do the dreams of being paralyzed or being stuck in quicksand represent according to Pipher?

3. Which of the following terms best describes a young girl's emotional system?

4. When does Dr. Pipher indicate that Polly began to become confused and withdrawn?

5. How does Dr. Pipher describe her cousin Polly as a young girl?

(see the answer key)

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