View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Betsy Goodman and Mary Nell Fickett finally tell Lisa Shilling that the know she is mentally ill, Lisa Shilling responds by...
(a) Denying anything is wrong.
(b) Attacking them with a knife.
(c) Asking how they think they can help.
(d) Telling them they are out of line.

2. Elizabeth Frazer agrees to try to help Lisa Shilling...
(a) If she [Elizabeth] gets paid for her time.
(b) Without any conditions.
(c) If she [Elizabeth] can date Brian Morris.
(d) If Lisa will do Elizabeth's homework for a month.

3. Whom does the narrator describe as being enthusiastic but not very practical?
(a) Mr. Frazer.
(b) Mr. Shilling.
(c) Rev. Fickett.
(d) Mr. Bernstein.

4. Which character is described by the narrator as trying "to hard to be clever, too hard to be quick, too hard at everything except at being himself" (pp. 28-29)?
(a) Dr. Donovan.
(b) Mr. Milne
(c) Mr. Bernstein..
(d) Mr. Shilling.

5. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to tell her parents that she thinks she might be crazy because...
(a) She hears voices talking in her head.
(b) She can't pass her English class.
(c) She's has nightmares constantly.
(d) She can't stop thinking about Paul Newman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lisa Shilling sometimes speaks with what kind of an affected accent?

2. 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)?

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

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. 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?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 385 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample