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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following terms does Dr. Pipher use to describe pregnancy in the 1950s?
(a) Surprising
(b) Respected
(c) Hidden
(d) Embarrassing

2. Where does Dr. Pipher feel the blame for many of the problems lies?
(a) Children
(b) Popular culture
(c) Parents
(d) Media

3. Why does Penelope begin seeing Dr. Pipher?
(a) She was abandoned by her parents
(b) She attempted suicide
(c) She was arrested
(d) She is sexually active

4. What type of talk does Dr. Piper believe is most important?
(a) Problem talk
(b) Solution talk
(c) Realization talk
(d) Resolution talk

5. What is this chapter mainly about?
(a) Societal norms and values
(b) Society perceptions of weight
(c) Eating disorders
(d) Unrealistic expectations

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of teens believe that force in a sexual relationship is permissible if the couple plans to marry?

2. What does Dr. Pipher list as the defining characteristic for American women?

3. In Cassie's world what is all-powerful?

4. Which of the following isn't one of the things Dr. Pipher believes athletic skills give to girls?

5. Which type of father is June's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Pipher list as the two reasons that girls feel pressure about their appearance during the adolescent years?

2. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that Tammy uses self-mutilation?

3. Describe Tracy's parents and the reasons Dr. Pipher believes Tracy is using alcohol?

4. What is altruism and how does it help the girls according to Dr. Pipher?

5. What do the studies about eating disorders report about teens and women?

6. What type of girl does Dr. Pipher describe as the type that tends to fare better during adolescence?

7. Describe the community in which Dr. Pipher grew up during the 1950s.

8. What does Pipher describe as the most defining characteristics for American women and when do girls feel the most pressure about their appearance?

9. In what way do cities and small communities differ in the way that girls react and feel pressure?

10. Which type of girls who use alcohol most concern Dr. Pipher?

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