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

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

3. In the novel's title "Lisa, Bright and Dark", to what does the term "Dark" refer?
(a) Lisa's fascination with going to see movies.
(b) Lisa's periods of relative normalcy.
(c) Lisa's periods of mental illness.
(d) Lisa's relationship with her boyfriend Brian.

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. Which character is described by the narrator as a "quiet, distinguished-looking man about sixty who has real style...[he] can talk with you and make you feel instantly at home" (p. 30)?
(a) Mr. Bernstein.
(b) Rev. Fickett.
(c) Mr. Shilling.
(d) Mr. Frazer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Lisa Shilling first tells her father that she thinks she might be going crazy, he tells her...

3. What trait is referred to in the novel as "'Locust Valley Lockjaw'" (p. 30)?

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. Where do Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling first meet for an impromptu group therapy session?

(see the answer key)

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