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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15 (Pages 60 - 96).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rev. Fickett and Mr. Milne tell Mr. Shilling that his daughter Lisa is in serious trouble, what is Mr. Shilling's first assumption about Lisa's problem?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she has been cheating on school work.
(c) That she has contracted a serious infectious disease.
(d) That she wants to join a new religion.

2. Betsy Goodman states that she is...
(a) Paralyzed from the waist down.
(b) Deaf.
(c) Near-sighted.
(d) Mute.

3. What aspect of Betsy Goodman's appearance is "three thousand dollars' perfect" (p. 12)?
(a) Her breasts.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her posture.
(d) Her teeth.

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

5. When the narrator describes her mother as a "joiner" (p. 31) what does she mean?
(a) Her mother belongs to a social club known as the Joiners.
(b) Her mother likes to join various organizations.
(c) She's using a slang word of the 1960s meaning her mother is not very cool.
(d) Her mother constructs articles by joining pieces of wood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?

3. Betsy Goodman wants Lisa Shilling to teach her how to do what strange behavior?

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

5. What is the profession of Betsy Goodman's father ?

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