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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10 (Pages 33 - 60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

2. Lisa sarcastically says she admires a particular books titled...
(a) Lisa, Bright and Dark by Neufeld.
(b) Principles of Abnormal Psychology by Maslow and Mittelmann.
(c) Moby Dick by Melville.
(d) The Voyeur by Robbe-Grillet (translated by Howard).

3. Why does Lisa wait until her friend is present to talk about a serious medical condition with her parents?
(a) She wants her friend to pay for the treatment.
(b) The medical condition was caused by her friend.
(c) The medical condition is about her friend.
(d) She hopes that her friend will act as a witness.

4. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?
(a) C.
(b) L.
(c) O.
(d) J.

5. Which character is described by the narrator as looking "like Shelley Winters playing a roadhouse pick-up...stretch-pants two sizes too small, preshrunk sweaters with classic midriff bulge, a fur coat slung over her shoulders, and a scarf hiding the curlers in her hair" (p. 29)?
(a) Mrs. Goodman.
(b) Mrs. Fickett..
(c) Mrs. Shilling.
(d) Mrs. Frazer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator describes her mother as a "joiner" (p. 31) what does she mean?

2. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...

3. The first story that Betsy Goodman heard about Lisa Shilling's strange behavior happened on...

4. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman compile a list of psychological conditions including paranoia, schizophrenia, split-personality, and paranoia. To whom do they think this list applies?

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

(see the answer key)

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