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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22 (Pages 131 - 143).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator compares her newly-built school to her old school and notes that both schools have the same...
(a) Type of indirect lighting.
(b) Style of lockers.
(c) Color of blackboards.
(d) Tuna fish sandwiches every Friday.

2. Betsy Goodman states that she is...
(a) Near-sighted.
(b) Mute.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Paralyzed from the waist down.

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

4. Why did Lisa Shilling and Betsy Goodman look to Elizabeth Frazer for answers to Lisa's problems?
(a) Because they both knew Elizabeth previously had suffered from mental illness.
(b) Because they both feel Elizabeth is the smartest person.
(c) They believe Elizabeth can contact spirits from beyond the grave.
(d) Because Elizabeth has access to her father's library of books.

5. How does Mrs. Shilling respond when Mary Nell Fickett tries to tell her that Lisa Shilling has a mental illness that needs treatment?
(a) She immediately calls a mental hospital.
(b) She slaps Mary Nell and calls the police.
(c) She laughs and says she already knows.
(d) She refuses to listen and tells Mary Nell to go away.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mary Nell Fickett, why do teenagers like to drink coffee and smoke cigarettes?

2. During a barbecue near the end of the school year, Lisa Shilling physically attacks which major character?

3. What is Neil Donovan's profession?

4. Throughout most of the novel, which character primarily is know by her initials alone?

5. The narrator of the novel is...

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