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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hamlet rejects Ophelia for being obedient to her father what happens to her?
(a) She leaves by running away
(b) She immediately drowns
(c) She reverts to her pre-adolescence personality
(d) She goes insane

2. What speculation does Pipher make in relation to Jody and other teens being raised in more liberal households?
(a) They may be more worried and overwhelmed
(b) They may be more intense
(c) They may be more creative and independent
(d) They may be more likely to seek out drugs and alcohol

3. Which of the following best describes how girls perceive distant fathers as compared to mothers?
(a) More rigid
(b) More willing to listen
(c) More supportive
(d) More understanding

4. According to Dr. Pipher, how are relationships with fathers viewed?
(a) Growth-oriented
(b) Dependent
(c) Regressive
(d) Uninteresting

5. Which of the following is the best definition of vibrancy as described by Miller?
(a) When adults experience all feelings in a honest way
(b) When adults cushion feelings to spare others
(c) When adults provide children with love
(d) When adults shield their children from painful feelings

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pipher believe that most people imagine teens' family structures consists of?

2. How does Dr. Pipher describe deep structure?

3. What contradiction does Pipher describe in relation to what parents share with their children?

4. Who or what does Pipher hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?

5. According to Dr. Pipher, adolescence requires daughters to distance themselves from who?

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