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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. When Betsy Goodman and Mary Nell Fickett finally tell Lisa Shilling that the know she is mentally ill, Lisa Shilling responds by...
(a) Telling them they are out of line.
(b) Attacking them with a knife.
(c) Asking how they think they can help.
(d) Denying anything is wrong.

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) The Voyeur by Robbe-Grillet (translated by Howard).
(d) Moby Dick by Melville.

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

4. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, how do her classmates respond?
(a) They make fun of her.
(b) They tease her little sister about it.
(c) They generally are cruel to her.
(d) They generally avoid her.

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

Short Answer 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)?

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

3. Which character's father is a minister?

4. Who first decides to try and help Lisa Shilling?

5. When Betsy Goodman finds Mary Nell Fickett and Lisa Shilling in Mr. Milne's classroom, Lisa Shilling is hiding underneath Mr. Milne's desk and doing what?

(see the answer key)

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