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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5 (Pages 9 - 33).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, who is the cutest boy in school?
(a) Ben Goodman.
(b) Brian Morris.
(c) Neil Donovan.
(d) Paul Newman.

2. The first story that Betsy Goodman heard about Lisa Shilling's strange behavior happened on...
(a) Paul Newman's newest film's opening night.
(b) The first anniversary of Lisa and Brian Morris' going steady.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett's birthday.
(d) Ben Goodman's graduation.

3. In the novel's title "Lisa, Bright and Dark", to what does the term "Bright" refer?
(a) Lisa's obsession with the sun.
(b) Lisa's periods of relative normalcy.
(c) Lisa's periods of mental illness.
(d) Lisa's use of an English accent when talking.

4. Which character begins the novel with a goal to be the first woman justice on the Supreme Court and ends the novel contemplating a career in psychology?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

5. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?
(a) Because Lisa's behavior is erratic and nonsensical.
(b) Because he wants to date Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Because Lisa's family is poor and he wants to date a rich girl.
(d) Because he realizes he's homosexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator compares her newly-built school to her old school and notes that both schools have the same...

2. The narrator states that Lisa Shilling's oldest friend is...

3. What aspect of Betsy Goodman's appearance is "three thousand dollars' perfect" (p. 12)?

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

5. According to the narrator, who "counts less" (p. 12) than anyone else in the novel?

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