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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 major character says "'No matter what you decide to do, I won't be able to help you very much'" (p. 48)?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Lisa Shilling.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

2. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?
(a) Gregory Peck.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Shirley MacLaine.
(d) Clint Eastwood.

3. The novel is set in what U.S. State?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

4. The narrator of the novel is...
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

5. How does Lisa Shilling react when Brian Morris breaks up with her?
(a) She seems largely unaffected.
(b) She begins to stalk him.
(c) She blames Mary Nell Fickett for coming between them.
(d) She weeps hysterically for weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The novel begins with a recalled conversation between Lisa Shilling and her parents. Which of Lisa's acquaintances is present for the conversation?

3. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman compile a list of psychological conditions including paranoia, schizophrenia, split-personality, and paranoia. To whom do they think this list applies?

4. According to the narrator, who "counts less" (p. 12) than anyone else in the novel?

5. According to the narrator, who is "the gasp!!!!" (p. 23) of the school?

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