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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. As Mary Nell Fickett becomes more self-educated about psychology, what irritating behavior does she start to exhibit?
(a) She starts arguing with everyone all the time.
(b) She begins to diagnose everyone.
(c) She develops a facial tic.
(d) She starts to speak with big words that nobody else understands.

2. Mary Nell Fickett explains how she intends to help Lisa Shilling--she refers to the process as...
(a) Mesmerize.
(b) Therapy-ize.
(c) Hypnotize.
(d) Psychoanalyze.

3. 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)?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Paul Newman.

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

5. Lisa Shilling spends her six-week vacation in Florida doing what?
(a) Babysitting her older sister's two children.
(b) Canoeing through the Everglades.
(c) Staring at the ocean.
(d) Goofing off at Disneyworld.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to talk to her parents about something important. Lisa's mother, Mrs. Shilling, responds by doing what?

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

3. Which major character does Mrs. Shilling address as "'some sixteen-year-old bitch-to-be'" (p. 116)?

4. When Mary Nell Fickett talks to her father about Lisa Shilling, how does her father respond?

5. What is the favorite topic of conversation when Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, Elizabeth Frazer, and Lisa Shilling just sit around and chat?

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