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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. With only three weeks left in the school year, what does Mr. Bernstein hope for?
(a) That Lisa Shilling will complete school and become someone else's problem.
(b) That Betsy Goodman will pass her classes and graduate.
(c) That he will win the lottery before he loses his job.
(d) That Rev. Fickett will let him join another church.

2. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?
(a) J.
(b) C.
(c) L.
(d) O.

3. Who told Betsy Goodman and Mary Nell Fickett that Lisa Shilling had been released from the hospital after an apparent suicide attempt?
(a) Mr. Bernstein.
(b) Tracy Shilling.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Brian Morris.

4. Lisa Shilling's only sibling is..
(a) Brian, an older brother.
(b) Ben, a younger brother.
(c) Elizabeth, an older sister.
(d) Tracy, a younger sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The narrator states that Mr. Shilling's primary motivation is...

3. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, how do her classmates respond?

4. Lisa Shilling tells her friends that she is always tired. Why is she always tired?

5. According to the narrator, which major character seems to contribute the most meaningful comments during group therapy sessions?

(see the answer key)

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