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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. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...
(a) He thinks Mr. Shilling will hit him.
(b) He doesn't think it's his place.
(c) He doesn't think Lisa has a problem.
(d) He is afraid of the social ramifications.

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

3. Before moving to Long Island, Mary Nell Fickett lived in what U.S. State?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Montana.
(d) Utah.

4. 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) She's using a slang word of the 1960s meaning her mother is not very cool.
(c) Her mother likes to join various organizations.
(d) Her mother constructs articles by joining pieces of wood.

5. Which character's father is a minister?
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator, Jeremy Bernstein's primary job function is...

4. Which major character says "'You're right about Lisa. You can't even begin to imagine how sick she is. But if you're going to sign up here, you have to expect a lot of rough play'" (p. 58)?

5. Which character begins the novel with a goal to be the first woman justice on the Supreme Court and ends the novel contemplating a career in psychology?

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