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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. Where do Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling first meet for an impromptu group therapy session?
(a) At the Shillings' house.
(b) At the Long Island public library.
(c) At the Ficketts' house.
(d) At a popular diner.

2. What happens on the first organized group therapy session including Lisa Shilling, Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Betsy Goodman?
(a) Mary Nell cries when Lisa is mean to her.
(b) Lisa denies she has a problem.
(c) Elizabeth slaps Lisa.
(d) Nothing, because Lisa avoids the scheduled meeting.

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

4. The narrator states that Mr. Shilling's primary motivation is...
(a) Power.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Money.
(d) Knowledge.

5. How do the teachers at Lisa Shilling's school agree to "help" (p. 90) Lisa?
(a) By expelling her from school.
(b) By allowing her to cheat openly on examinations.
(c) By tacitly ignoring her.
(d) By giving her 'A' grades even though she doesn't deserve them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Shilling meets with Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and his daughter, and rejects their claim that Lisa Shilling is suffering from mental illness. What does Mr. Shilling do after the meeting ends?

2. Lisa Shilling says a specific thing in the movie Raintree Country makes her "'a little nervous'" (p. 70). What is that thing?

3. When Mr. Bernstein eventually intervenes on Lisa Shilling's behalf, he meets with various school teachers but does not involve Principal Jackson. Why not?

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?

5. While Mary Nell Fickett talks to Mrs. Shilling about Lisa Shilling, Betsy Goodman talks to whom?

(see the answer key)

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