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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Fathers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that Jessica continues to rebel even more?
(a) Sexual harassment
(b) Parental smothering
(c) Her mother understands her behavior
(d) Too much independence

2. Daughters are expected to love their mothers, but not to do which of the following?
(a) Distance themselves from their mother
(b) Be like them too much
(c) Allow them to coddle them too much
(d) Love their fathers

3. What do the dreams of being paralyzed or being stuck in quicksand represent according to Pipher?
(a) Struggle to search for their true self
(b) Fighting forces beyond their control
(c) Struggle to gain independence
(d) Fight for freedom from parental restrictions

4. Which category does Dr. Pipher indicate that most fathers fall into?
(a) Most fathers are supportive
(b) Most fathers are abusive
(c) Most fathers are reluctant
(d) Most fathers are distant

5. Who or what does Pipher hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?
(a) Males
(b) Hormones
(c) Culture
(d) Parents

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not how daughters describe their supportive fathers?

2. Which of the following finishes the following conflicting messages: Girls should be independent but _____________.

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

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

5. Who do many of the adolescent girls turn to for support?

(see the answer key)

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