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

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

3. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to tell her parents that she thinks she might be crazy because...
(a) She's has nightmares constantly.
(b) She hears voices talking in her head.
(c) She can't pass her English class.
(d) She can't stop thinking about Paul Newman.

4. Which character's father is a minister?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

5. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to talk to her parents about something important. Lisa's mother, Mrs. Shilling, responds by doing what?
(a) Asking Lisa's sister and friend if they would like more food.
(b) Listening to Lisa's concerns.
(c) Telling Lisa to go talk to her father.
(d) Telling Lisa she can't get married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Betsy Goodman states that she is...

3. When Lisa Shilling first tells her father that she thinks she might be going crazy, he tells her...

4. Whom does the narrator describe as being enthusiastic but not very practical?

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

(see the answer key)

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