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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. Lisa Shilling's little sister Tracy, twelve years old, believes something is wrong with Lisa. What symptoms does she disclose to Mary Nell Fickett?
(a) Lisa spends most nights standing in the corner crying and most mornings eating cupcakes.
(b) Lisa never talks and stares at things.
(c) Lisa speaks in gibberish all the time and cracks her knuckles a lot.
(d) Lisa will only wear yellow clothes and only eat yellow foods.

2. Who eavesdrops on the conversation between Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and Mr. Shilling when they discuss Lisa Shilling's mental illness?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Betsy Goodman.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

3. Rev. Fickett and Mr. Milne, a schoolteacher, talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's situation. Why is Mrs. Shilling not present for that conversation?
(a) She deliberately leaves the house to avoid the discussion.
(b) She was not invited.
(c) The discussion was held at a men's club where women were not allowed.
(d) She was in the hospital recovering from surgery.

4. Why does Lisa Shilling attack Elizabeth Frazer?
(a) Because Elizabeth secretly has been dating Brian Morris.
(b) Because Elizabeth deliberately provokes her.
(c) Because Elizabeth says Paul Newman is a bad actor.
(d) Because Elizabeth says Lisa is a phony.

5. 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 tells the girls they are making it all up.
(b) She thinks Betsy has tried to harm Lisa.
(c) She thinks Lisa was pushed by Betsy.
(d) She believes them.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that adults prevent anyone from "get[ting] to the truth" (p. 27) because they are...

2. Why does Lisa Shilling wait until Mr. Goodman is in the room before she deliberately walks through a floor-to-ceiling window?

3. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...

4. Lisa Shilling spends her six-week vacation in Florida doing what?

5. Elizabeth Frazer agrees to try to help Lisa Shilling only after...

(see the answer key)

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