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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. Betsy Goodman states that she is...
(a) Deaf.
(b) Mute.
(c) Paralyzed from the waist down.
(d) Near-sighted.

2. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?
(a) Shirley MacLaine.
(b) Clint Eastwood.
(c) Paul Newman.
(d) Gregory Peck.

3. The opening chapter of the novel is a conversation held in the kitchen belonging to which family?
(a) Frazer.
(b) Fickett.
(c) Goodman.
(d) Shilling.

4. What sport does Brian Morris play?
(a) Football.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Lacrosse.
(d) Hockey.

5. According to the narrator, who is "the gasp!!!!" (p. 23) of the school?
(a) Brian Morris.
(b) Tracy Shilling.
(c) Ben Goodman.
(d) Jeremy Bernstein.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Betsy Goodman believes that as an adult she will be great at being...

3. Why does Lisa wait until her friend is present to talk about a serious medical condition with her parents?

4. Before moving to Long Island, Mary Nell Fickett lived in what U.S. State?

5. Which character is the youngest major character of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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