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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15 (Pages 60 - 96).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, Jeremy Bernstein's primary job function is...
(a) Parking cars at the country club that Mr. Shilling frequents.
(b) Trying to help drug addicts stop abusing drugs.
(c) Helping graduating students pick three colleges to receive their transcripts.
(d) Making sure that students attend their courses and arrive to school on time.

2. The narrator states that adults prevent anyone from "get[ting] to the truth" (p. 27) because they are...
(a) Unable to comprehend the truth.
(b) Afraid to admit they have failed.
(c) Evil and don't want to let anyone know the truth.
(d) Trying to shield their children from unpleasant things.

3. Where do Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling first meet for an impromptu group therapy session?
(a) At the Shillings' house.
(b) At the Long Island public library.
(c) At the Ficketts' house.
(d) At a popular diner.

4. The narrator compares her newly-built school to her old school and notes that both schools have the same...
(a) Type of indirect lighting.
(b) Color of blackboards.
(c) Style of lockers.
(d) Tuna fish sandwiches every Friday.

5. Why does Mary Nell Fickett tell Betsy Goodman that she is furious with Elizabeth Frazer?
(a) Because Elizabeth refuses to take charge of the situation.
(b) Because Mary Nell is no longer in charge of the situation.
(c) Because Elizabeth is better looking than Mary Nell.
(d) Because Elizabeth is smarter than Mary Nell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the profession of Betsy Goodman's father ?

3. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman initially turn to what source of information to research mental illness?

4. 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)?

5. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?

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