Lisa, Bright and Dark Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Lisa, Bright and Dark Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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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. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?
(a) Because Lisa's family is poor and he wants to date a rich girl.
(b) Because Lisa's behavior is erratic and nonsensical.
(c) Because he wants to date Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Because he realizes he's homosexual.

2. During some group therapy sessions Mary Nell Fickett encourages Lisa Shilling to "free-associate" (p. 83). What does Mary Nell mean by this term?
(a) To talk about international trade relations.
(b) She wants Lisa to start being friends with other people.
(c) To start talking about whatever comes to mind.
(d) She wants to stop charging her patient for psychological services.

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

4. As Mary Nell Fickett becomes more self-educated about psychology, what irritating behavior does she start to exhibit?
(a) She develops a facial tic.
(b) She begins to diagnose everyone.
(c) She starts arguing with everyone all the time.
(d) She starts to speak with big words that nobody else understands.

5. Which major character suggests that Elizabeth Frazer should join Lisa Shilling's impromptu group therapy sessions?
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Lisa Shilling.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Elizabeth Frazer agrees to try to help Lisa Shilling...

3. Betsy Goodman says her father calls "choosing what you want to hear and concentrating only on that" (p. 18) by the phrase...

4. How does Mrs. Shilling respond when Mary Nell Fickett tries to tell her that Lisa Shilling has a mental illness that needs treatment?

5. The narrator of the novel is...

(see the answer key)

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