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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5 (Pages 9 - 33).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Betsy Goodman says her father calls "choosing what you want to hear and concentrating only on that" (p. 18) by the phrase...
(a) Wishful thinking.
(b) Selective inattention.
(c) A blind spot.
(d) Living in your own world.

2. Which character's father is a minister?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

3. The narrator of the novel is...
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

4. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?
(a) Clint Eastwood.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Shirley MacLaine.
(d) Gregory Peck.

5. The first story that Betsy Goodman heard about Lisa Shilling's strange behavior happened on...
(a) Paul Newman's newest film's opening night.
(b) Ben Goodman's graduation.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett's birthday.
(d) The first anniversary of Lisa and Brian Morris' going steady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character's father maintains a large personal library with valuable reference books?

2. Just after Brian Morris breaks up with her, Lisa Shilling begins to befriend which major character?

3. The narrator describes which major character as fulfilling the role of school princess (that is, regal, cool, far off, blonde, and slim)?

4. The novel begins with a recalled conversation between Lisa Shilling and her parents. Which of Lisa's acquaintances is present for the conversation?

5. How does Lisa Shilling react when Brian Morris breaks up with her?

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