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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 20 (Pages 97 - 130).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mary Nell Fickett, why do teenagers like to drink coffee and smoke cigarettes?
(a) To make their parents worry.
(b) To show how old they are.
(c) Because they like to be addicted to things.
(d) Because there's nothing else to do.

2. After Lisa Shilling's first public outburst of irrational behavior amidst a group of friends occurred, Mary Nell Fickett apologized by saying...
(a) She and Lisa were stressed about school
(b) Betsy and Lisa had been using psychedelic drugs.
(c) It was Lisa's menstrual cycle..
(d) That Lisa had just broken up with her boyfriend.

3. How extensive are Lisa Shilling's physical wounds after she walks through a floor-to-ceiling window?
(a) Her heavy winter coat protected her almost completely from any wounds.
(b) Her right hand is severed and she also has numerous minor wounds.
(c) Her wounds prove fatal.
(d) Her head and leg are cut but they are not severe wounds.

4. Why does Mr. Shilling reject Rev. Fickett's and Mr. Milne's assertion that Lisa Shilling is suffering from serious mental illness?
(a) Because he hasn't seen any strange behavior at home.
(b) Because he knows that Lisa likes to fake problems to get attention.
(c) Because he knows that Lisa is beyond help.
(d) Because Lisa was always a timid child.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character begins the novel with a goal to be the first woman justice on the Supreme Court and ends the novel contemplating a career in psychology?

3. Which major character says "'No matter what you decide to do, I won't be able to help you very much'" (p. 48)?

4. Mr. Shilling meets with Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and his daughter, and rejects their claim that Lisa Shilling is suffering from mental illness. What does Mr. Shilling do after the meeting ends?

5. Mr. Bernstein says he entirely can't act in Lisa Shilling's best interests because he must do what?

(see the answer key)

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