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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Betsy call her affected smile that starts at the left corner of her mouth and then spreads slowly across her whole face?
(a) The Duchenne Smile.
(b) Gelontology.
(c) The Joanna Woodward Special.
(d) The Paul Newman Catcher.

2. When Mr. Bernstein eventually intervenes on Lisa Shilling's behalf, he meets with various school teachers but does not involve Principal Jackson. Why not?
(a) He claims Principal Jackson would simply transfer Lisa to another school.
(b) He thinks Principal Jackson wouldn't be interested.
(c) He believes Principal Jackson would expel Betsy Goodman.
(d) He knows that Principal Jackson has a secret criminal record.

3. What does Elizabeth Frazer believe must happen before Mr. and Mrs. Shilling will obtain professional help for Lisa Shilling?
(a) Lisa will have to ask them for help.
(b) Lisa will have to attempt to murder her little sister.
(c) Lisa will have to run away from home.
(d) Lisa must have one of her serious episodes at home in front of them.

4. What does Lisa Shilling hope to accomplish by walking deliberately through a floor-to-ceiling window?
(a) She hopes to convince her parents she is mentally ill.
(b) She wants to show Brian Morris that she still loves him.
(c) She hopes to show her friends how impetuous she can be.
(d) She hopes to kill herself.

5. By the end of the school year, when Betsy Goodman or Elizabeth Frazer asks Lisa Shilling a question, how does Lisa usually respond?
(a) By ignoring them.
(b) By saying she doesn't know the answer.
(c) By always answering yes.
(d) By repeating the question back at them.

6. Elizabeth Frazer tells Lisa Shilling that if she wants "'to play at sympathy and roses'" (p. 71) she should do what?
(a) Show up for the group therapy sessions.
(b) Stop wearing dark clothing and acting strange.
(c) Ask her little sister.
(d) Hire someone.

7. Although Elizabeth Frazer is beautiful and "[b]oys thought she was sensational" (p. 97) she does not seem to have any friends or boyfriends. The narrator states this is because Elizabeth has what quality?
(a) She extensively uses profanity.
(b) What seemed like coldness.
(c) People believe her to be a drug user.
(d) She is constantly burping and farting.

8. 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 can no longer see Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) That she can start dating Brian Morris.
(c) That she should stop cheating at school.
(d) That she should not involve herself in the situation.

9. After Elizabeth Frazer bluntly states that Lisa Shilling needs to be placed in a mental institution, how does Mrs. Shilling (Lisa's mother) respond?
(a) She slaps Elizabeth and tells her to stay away from Lisa.
(b) She embraces Elizabeth and thanks her for her concern.
(c) She says she'd like to help but Mr. Shilling has forbidden it.
(d) She tells Elizabeth that Lisa is already on the way to an asylum.

10. As Mary Nell Fickett becomes more self-educated about psychology, what irritating behavior does she start to exhibit?
(a) She starts arguing with everyone all the time.
(b) She starts to speak with big words that nobody else understands.
(c) She develops a facial tic.
(d) She begins to diagnose everyone.

11. When Mary Nell Fickett talks to her father about Lisa Shilling, how does her father respond?
(a) He tells her she probably won't be able to help but offers to get involved.
(b) He tells her she is doing more harm than good.
(c) He tells her she probably won't be able to help and refuses to get involved.
(d) He offers to call the police about Lisa's situation.

12. How extensive are Lisa Shilling's physical wounds after she walks through a floor-to-ceiling window?
(a) Her head and leg are cut but they are not severe wounds.
(b) Her right hand is severed and she also has numerous minor wounds.
(c) Her wounds prove fatal.
(d) Her heavy winter coat protected her almost completely from any wounds.

13. As Mary Nell Fickett's confidence sinks, what happens to Betsy Goodman?
(a) Betsy loses interest in helping Lisa Shilling.
(b) Betsy's confidence sinks, too.
(c) Betsy's confidence increases.
(d) Betsy develops a crush on Elizabeth Frazer.

14. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, what are some of the things she does that are disconcerting to Betsy Goodman?
(a) She cries in class, is always late, vanishes frequently, and says things that don't make any sense.
(b) She frequently hides insects in her pockets and throws them at people as they walk away from her.
(c) She routinely cuts herself with any available sharp object and often slams her head into school lockers.
(d) She screams at anyone that touches her and plucks out her eyebrows.

15. Mary Nell Fickett states Lisa Shilling's diagnosis is "'a paranoid or a schizophrenic, and maybe both together'" (p. 68). Elizabeth Frazer disagrees and states Lisa's diagnosis is...
(a) Psychotic personality.
(b) Nymphomania.
(c) Anorexia nervosa.
(d) Agoraphobic distemper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the favorite topic of conversation when Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, Elizabeth Frazer, and Lisa Shilling just sit around and chat?

2. When Mrs. Shilling arrived at the Goodman house just after Lisa Shilling's accident and saw a broken window, what was her first assumption?

3. Mr. Bernstein says he entirely can't act in Lisa Shilling's best interests because he must do what?

4. With only three weeks left in the school year, what does Mr. Bernstein hope for?

5. Lisa Shilling has her friends promise that they will do something if she becomes violent. What do they promise to do?

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