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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. What percent of children with alcoholic parents will become alcoholics themselves?

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

3. According to Dr. Pipher, many professions which have members who diet to be successful soon may become?

4. According to Dr. Pipher families raise their daughters to be whole, but the media reduces them to which of the following?

5. When do problems occur with sexual relationships in couples?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three specific reasons Dr. Pipher lists that adolescents use chemicals?

2. What female leaders does Dr. Pipher refer to as being isolated in adolescence and what did they all refuse to do?

3. What does Dr. Pipher ask her patients to keep and how does she believe it helps them?

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

5. According to Dr. Pipher what are parents afraid of and what does it cause them to do?

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

7. Describe the concept of awakening therapy that Dr. Pipher teaches and what the outcomes of this theory may be for the girls.

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. What type of sexual assaults can be particularly traumatic to females?

10. Describe Monica's parents and how they feel about their daughter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the media play in the upbringing of young girls? What are examples of the media's roles? Do you believe these are good roles or poor roles? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the different types of parents and how these types affect their children's drinking and drug use. What are the reasons for this?

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