Ling Is Devising a Checklist to Predict a Female Child's

question 172

Multiple Choice

Ling is devising a checklist to predict a female child's reaching puberty early. Which is NOT a question he should include in his list?

• A) Did this girl grow up in a single-parent mother-headed family?
• B) Was this girl yelled at often during early childhood?
• C) Did this girl have a stressful childhood?
• D) Does this girl have many siblings?

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