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

2. What is the profession of Betsy Goodman's father ?
(a) He's a psychiatrist.
(b) He's a school guidance counselor.
(c) He's a reverend.
(d) He's an insurance salesman.

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

4. What aspect of Betsy Goodman's appearance is "three thousand dollars' perfect" (p. 12)?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her teeth.
(c) Her posture.
(d) Her breasts.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...

3. Which major character suggests that Elizabeth Frazer should join Lisa Shilling's impromptu group therapy sessions?

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

5. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. What does Lisa tell her parents during this conversation?

(see the answer key)

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