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

2. According to the narrator, who "counts less" (p. 12) than anyone else in the novel?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

3. Betsy Goodman says her father calls "choosing what you want to hear and concentrating only on that" (p. 18) by the phrase...
(a) Living in your own world.
(b) Selective inattention.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) A blind spot.

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) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

5. The narrator describes which major character as fulfilling the role of school princess (that is, regal, cool, far off, blonde, and slim)?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lisa Shilling's first public outburst of irrational behavior amidst a group of friends occurred, Mary Nell Fickett apologized by saying...

2. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?

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

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

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

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