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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. Dr. Laura says that women allow themselves to ___________ in order for things to work out in the end.

2. Women not only need to leave bad relationships, but they also need to replace the _____________.

3. __________ never end up being what women expect them to be according to Dr. Laura.

4. Broken relationships, according to Dr. Laura, are an opportunity for women to _________.

5. Sometimes couples ___________ in order to heal something within themselves.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Laura think some parents decide to have children, which she feels is unfortunate?

2. How do women feel when their fantasies don't turn out the way they thought they would, according to Dr. Laura?

3. What does Dr. Laura say that she finds in women who call into her show who are succumbing to the whims of a man?

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 a woman's fear of the unknown and of autonomy cause her to do, according to Dr. Laura?

6. What does Dr. Laura feel the ultimate sadness in relationships is?

7. What happens, according to Dr. Laura, when women know they are making a mistake?

8. In Dr. Laura's experience, why do some women decide to become pregnant in their relationships?

9. What does Dr. Laura say that women do when they get angry about something?

10. Why can the disappointment of crushed fantasies prove to be a great opportunity for personal growth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Laura believes that a child's needs are always going to be more important than the needs of the parents.

Part 1: Do you agree with Dr. Laura about the needs of a child coming first? Why or why not?

Part 2: How might a parent be affected by not having any time for their needs?

Part 3: Do you think there can a balance of recognition of the child's needs and the parent's needs, rather than having one be more important? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Laura points out that women tend to believe they will get an identity when they have a partner or become married.

Part 1: How do you think Dr. Laura is defining the idea of identity?

Part 2: Why do you think women feel it's important to have an establish identity?

Part 3: How do you think a women might act in a relationship if she wasn't counting on the relationship for her identity?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Laura says that in her experience, women allow themselves to become pregnant.

Part 1: Do you agree with Dr. Laura's idea that women allow themselves to become pregnant? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think women really believe a child will save a relationship? Why or why not?

Part 3: How does a child affect a relationship between a man and a woman?

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