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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. It is better, according to Dr. Laura, that a woman be happy than for her children to have a bad ____________.

2. Women need to practice ________ in order for it to become more natural for them.

3. The caller's boyfriend isn't giving the caller the kind of __________ she looks for, yet she stays with him anyway.

4. Dr. Laura does believe that a ___________ needs to accept responsibility for getting a woman pregnant.

5. Dr. Laura stresses that it is never better for someone to be beaten, terrorized, or violated than to be ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between anger and hurt, according to Dr. Laura?

2. What do women prefer to do instead of being unhappy and expressing their anger with others?

3. What does change require in order to occur, according to Dr. Laura in this book and in her calls?

4. What do women need to do in addition to leaving a relationship when it is bad for them, according to Dr. Laura?

5. What does Dr. Laura think about women who do not use birth control in their sexual activities?

6. What does Dr. Laura believe about appropriate parenthood, according to this chapter?

7. What are some suggestions that Dr. Laura offers to women who have left a bad relationship?

8. What does Dr. Laura call the typical female response when a woman is asked why she doesn't leave a bad situation?

9. What are some of the issues women have to deal with when dealing with men's terrible behavior?

10. Dr. Laura says that just because a man says, "I love you" doesn't mean that he is ready for what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Women tend to be less than excited to express anger when they feel it well up inside of them.

Part 1: Why do you think women don't like to express anger?

Part 2: Do you think it's healthy to express anger within a relationship?

Part 3: Why do you think men are more comfortable, in general, with expressing anger?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Laura points out that things which have been done to women in the past are no excuse for present day bad decisions.

Part 1: How might your past affect the way you make decisions today?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible to ignore your past when you make decisions today? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think women tend to use their past as an excuse to make bad decisions?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Laura begins her book by pointing out the many differences between men and women.

Part 1: Do you think men and women are vastly different from each other? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you agree with the statements Dr. Laura makes about the differences between men and women? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Dr. Laura could write this book if there weren't differences between men and women? Why or why not?

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