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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. Who does Lisa Shilling accuse of trying to steal Brian Morris away from her?
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Betsy Goodman.
(c) Tracy Shilling.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

2. After Lisa Shilling's second suicide attempt, who telephones the Shilling house to find out further details?
(a) Mr. Goodman.
(b) Rev. Fickett.
(c) Mr. Bernstein.
(d) Mr. Jackson.

3. Who first decides to try and help Lisa Shilling?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Tracy Shilling.

4. Which major character does Mrs. Shilling address as "'some sixteen-year-old bitch-to-be'" (p. 116)?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

5. Lisa Shilling tells her friends that she is always tired. Why is she always tired?
(a) Because her father makes her clean house for several hours every night.
(b) Because she sneaks out at night to visit her boyfriend Brian Morris.
(c) Because she likes to stay up late watching television.
(d) Because when she tries to sleep she hears many voices talking to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mary Nell Fickett becomes more self-educated about psychology, what irritating behavior does she start to exhibit?

2. Mr. Shilling meets with Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and his daughter, and rejects their claim that Lisa Shilling is suffering from mental illness. What does Mr. Shilling do after the meeting ends?

3. What does Betsy Goodman conclude in the definition of madness?

4. About how old was Elizabeth Frazer when she first exhibited serious mental illness that required professional treatment?

5. In the novel's title "Lisa, Bright and Dark", to what does the term "Dark" refer?

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