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

2. The narrator of the novel is...
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

3. The first person that Mary Nell Fickett confided in about Lisa Shilling's possible mental illness was...
(a) Neil Donovan.
(b) Mrs. Shilling.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

4. The novel is set in what U.S. State?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Connecticut.

5. Betsy Goodman believes that as an adult she will be great at being...
(a) A doctor.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Married.

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

3. The opening chapter of the novel is a conversation held in the kitchen belonging to which family?

4. What sport does Brian Morris play?

5. Which character's father maintains a large personal library with valuable reference books?

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