That except for families where severe and persistent

that, except for families where severe and persistent physical and sexual abuse has
been occurring, children who have run away from home can be reunited with
family
members.
In families where emotional and relational dynamics are deeply problematic,
but not physical, youths often recounted wishful hopes for reconciliation.
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Source: Henry, Dorothy. The Skilled Reader . New York: Pearson Longman, 2004.
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I. C
omprehension
Directions : Read the passage above and answer the following questions with a, b, c, or
d, or fill in the blank.
8. _______ The gist of the story is:
a. Most runaway girls perceived that their living arrangements as
being so bad that they felt they had no other options.
b. Most runaway girls do not try to stay and solve problems, but run
from them instead.
c. Most runaway girls are involved in relationships that are not
approved of by their parents.
d. Most runaway girls have problems in school.
9. _______The purpose of this selection is to

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10. _______According to sociologist Schaffner, the adolescent girls in her
sample
11. _______The author implies that the girls struggled with their decisions to
leave home because
12. _______Runaways can
a. never form close relationships with others.
b. be reunited with family members.
c. probably not return to their families.
d. learn how to take care of themselves on their own.
13. _______According to Schaffner, the one group that probably cannot
reconcile with the family members is
Directions: Answer the following questions with (T) true or (F) for false.
14. _______ The author suggests that Amy did not hit her mother because
she feared her mother would kill her.
15. ________The best description of most runaways would be the words,
juvenile delinquent.
16. ________Runaway girls felt forced to go against what they really wanted:
warm relationships with parents who could be trusted.
II. Words in Context
Directions: Answer the following with a, b, c , or d for the word or phrase that best
defines the boldface word used in the selection.

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