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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10 (Pages 33 - 60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is described by the narrator as looking "like Shelley Winters playing a roadhouse pick-up...stretch-pants two sizes too small, preshrunk sweaters with classic midriff bulge, a fur coat slung over her shoulders, and a scarf hiding the curlers in her hair" (p. 29)?
(a) Mrs. Goodman.
(b) Mrs. Shilling.
(c) Mrs. Fickett..
(d) Mrs. Frazer.

2. What is the profession of Betsy Goodman's father ?
(a) He's a psychiatrist.
(b) He's an insurance salesman.
(c) He's a school guidance counselor.
(d) He's a reverend.

3. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?
(a) J.
(b) C.
(c) O.
(d) L.

4. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...
(a) Saying he will take over Lisa's therapy.
(b) Suggesting Betsy is doing more harm than good.
(c) Saying Betsy won't be able to help but offering to lend Betsy some books.
(d) Telling Betsy to focus on her schoolwork and leave Lisa alone.

5. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to talk to her parents about something important. Lisa's mother, Mrs. Shilling, responds by doing what?
(a) Listening to Lisa's concerns.
(b) Asking Lisa's sister and friend if they would like more food.
(c) Telling Lisa she can't get married.
(d) Telling Lisa to go talk to her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who first decides to try and help Lisa Shilling?

3. According to the narrator, who is the cutest boy in school?

4. How does Mrs. Shilling respond when Mary Nell Fickett tries to tell her that Lisa Shilling has a mental illness that needs treatment?

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

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