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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 the narrator, which major character seems to contribute the most meaningful comments during group therapy sessions?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Tracy Shilling.

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

3. When Betsy Goodman and Mary Nell Fickett finally tell Lisa Shilling that the know she is mentally ill, Lisa Shilling responds by...
(a) Telling them they are out of line.
(b) Asking how they think they can help.
(c) Denying anything is wrong.
(d) Attacking them with a knife.

4. Which major character has frequent visual and audible hallucinations?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

5. What is the profession of Betsy Goodman's father ?
(a) He's a reverend.
(b) He's an insurance salesman.
(c) He's a school guidance counselor.
(d) He's a psychiatrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on the first organized group therapy session including Lisa Shilling, Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Betsy Goodman?

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

3. Betsy Goodman wants Lisa Shilling to teach her how to do what strange behavior?

4. According to the narrator, who is the cutest boy in school?

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

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