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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. 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)?
(a) Mrs. Frazer.
(b) Mrs. Goodman.
(c) Mrs. Fickett..
(d) Mrs. Shilling.

2. Betsy Goodman believes that as an adult she will be great at being...
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) Married.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

3. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...
(a) He is afraid of the social ramifications.
(b) He doesn't think it's his place.
(c) He thinks Mr. Shilling will hit him.
(d) He doesn't think Lisa has a problem.

4. 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)?
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

5. The first person that Mary Nell Fickett confided in about Lisa Shilling's possible mental illness was...
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mrs. Shilling.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Neil Donovan.

Short Answer Questions

1. During some group therapy sessions Mary Nell Fickett encourages Lisa Shilling to "free-associate" (p. 83). What does Mary Nell mean by this term?

2. After Mr. Shilling rejects Rev. Fickett's and Mr. Milne's request to obtain medical help for Lisa Shilling, what does Rev. Fickett say to his daughter?

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

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

5. After Lisa Shilling's self-mutilation episode at school, Jeremy Bernstein diagnoses Lisa's condition as...

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