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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miller believe elevates a child's "false" self?

3. What speculation does Pipher make in relation to Jody and other teens being raised in more liberal households?

4. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?

5. About how many children does Dr. Pipher indicate come from, or spend a part of, their childhood in a single parent home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do girls perceive distant fathers according to Dr. Pipher?

2. Why does Dr. Pipher describe adolescent girls as female impersonators?

3. What suggestions does Dr. Pipher make to Franchesca and how does Franchesca change based on the suggestions?

4. What generalization does Dr. Pipher make for the girls who come to therapy before they reach adolescence?

5. How does Fay feel about her daughter's announcement that she is a lesbian?

6. According to Miller, what do patients do to fit in better?

7. What happens as adolescent girls withdraw from their parents and what does this offer to the girls?

8. According to Dr. Pipher, which is better for children: an unhappy marriage or a divorce? Why does she feel the way she does?

9. Describe young girls' emotional systems and how this can affect them?

10. Describe the contradictions that occur between the expectations between the father and mother according to Dr. Pipher.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Pipher describes that many noted female leaders were isolated as adolescents. Why is this the case? Do you believe that isolated adolescent girls will be more successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one case study from the book and make evaluations on the subject and the methods used by Dr. Pipher to address the issues.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you believe more and more young girls are having sex at a younger age? What contributing factors are provided in the text? Do you agree with Dr. Pipher's conclusions? Why or why not?

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