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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 20 (Pages 97 - 130).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Lisa Shilling walks through a floor-to-ceiling window and is taken to the hospital, Mr. Goodman, Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, and Elizabeth Frazer all attempt to convince Mrs. Shilling that Lisa's actions were a cry for help. How does Mrs. Shilling respond?
(a) She thinks Lisa was pushed by Betsy.
(b) She thinks Betsy has tried to harm Lisa.
(c) She believes them.
(d) She tells the girls they are making it all up.

2. During one early group therapy session, why does Mary Nell Fickett get angry with Elizabeth Frazer?
(a) Because Elizabeth keeps blowing bubbles with her bubblegum.
(b) Because Elizabeth tells Mary Nell she won't find answers in books.
(c) Because Elizabeth uses a lot of profanity when she speaks.
(d) Because Elizabeth doesn't think Paul Newman is attractive.

3. Lisa Shilling says a specific thing in the movie Raintree Country makes her "'a little nervous'" (p. 70). What is that thing?
(a) The scene in the insane asylum.
(b) The mental illness of the character portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) The way the movie has been colorized from the original black and white.
(d) The strobe-like lighting.

4. After Mr. Shilling rejects Rev. Fickett's and Mr. Milne's request to obtain medical help for Lisa Shilling, what does Rev. Fickett say to his daughter?
(a) That she should not involve herself in the situation.
(b) That she can start dating Brian Morris.
(c) That she should stop cheating at school.
(d) That she can no longer see Elizabeth Frazer.

5. According to Elizabeth Frazer, Betsy Goodman has something that Elizabeth and Mary Nell Fickett don't have. What are the three traits that Elizabeth enumerates?
(a) Warmth, naturalness, and simplicity.
(b) Health, wealth, and wisdom.
(c) Beauty, intelligence, and education.
(d) Strength, dexterity, and constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the group therapy sessions continue, why does Mary Nell Fickett lose confidence?

2. The narrator states that Lisa Shilling's oldest friend is...

3. After Elizabeth Frazer bluntly states that Lisa Shilling needs to be placed in a mental institution, how does Mrs. Shilling (Lisa's mother) respond?

4. Why does Lisa wait until her friend is present to talk about a serious medical condition with her parents?

5. One night right before the end of the school year Betsy Goodman, Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling are talking at the Goodman house. What happens right after Mr. Goodman walks into the room?

(see the answer key)

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