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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. The narrator states that Lisa Shilling's oldest friend is...
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Shirley MacLaine.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

2. After Lisa Shilling's first public outburst of irrational behavior amidst a group of friends occurred, Mary Nell Fickett apologized by saying...
(a) Betsy and Lisa had been using psychedelic drugs.
(b) It was Lisa's menstrual cycle..
(c) That Lisa had just broken up with her boyfriend.
(d) She and Lisa were stressed about school

3. Which character's father maintains a large personal library with valuable reference books?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

4. When Betsy Goodman finds Mary Nell Fickett and Lisa Shilling in Mr. Milne's classroom, Lisa Shilling is hiding underneath Mr. Milne's desk and doing what?
(a) Copying the answer key to the next day's examination.
(b) Reading a book about psychiatry.
(c) Sobbing about her break up with Brian Morris.
(d) Repeatedly sticking a pin into her wrist.

5. Betsy Goodman says her father calls "choosing what you want to hear and concentrating only on that" (p. 18) by the phrase...
(a) Selective inattention.
(b) Living in your own world.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) A blind spot.

Short Answer Questions

1. The school guidance counselor's name is...

2. How does Lisa Shilling react when Brian Morris breaks up with her?

3. Which major character says "'No matter what you decide to do, I won't be able to help you very much'" (p. 48)?

4. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, how do her classmates respond?

5. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...

(see the answer key)

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