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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. During one group therapy session Lisa Shilling teases Mary Nell Fickett by making up a recurring dream. What is the dream that Lisa makes up?
(a) She dreams of many snakes crawling into a hole.
(b) She dreams of Brian Morris dating Mary Nell.
(c) She dreams she was born in California.
(d) She dreams she's married to Paul Newman.

2. Mary Nell Fickett states Lisa Shilling's diagnosis is "'a paranoid or a schizophrenic, and maybe both together'" (p. 68). Elizabeth Frazer disagrees and states Lisa's diagnosis is...
(a) Psychotic personality.
(b) Agoraphobic distemper.
(c) Nymphomania.
(d) Anorexia nervosa.

3. The novel begins with a recalled conversation between Lisa Shilling and her parents. Which of Lisa's acquaintances is present for the conversation?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Brian Morris.

4. Elizabeth Frazer, Betsy Goodman, and Mary Nell Fickett's intense and initial conversation about diagnosing Lisa Shilling is interrupted when...
(a) Elizabeth slaps Mary Nell.
(b) Lisa arrives at the schoolyard.
(c) Mary Nell runs out of the room in tears.
(d) Lisa knocks on the closet door from the inside.

5. Lisa Shilling's little sister Tracy, twelve years old, believes something is wrong with Lisa. What symptoms does she disclose to Mary Nell Fickett?
(a) Lisa speaks in gibberish all the time and cracks her knuckles a lot.
(b) Lisa spends most nights standing in the corner crying and most mornings eating cupcakes.
(c) Lisa will only wear yellow clothes and only eat yellow foods.
(d) Lisa never talks and stares at things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator describe as being enthusiastic but not very practical?

2. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman compile a list of psychological conditions including paranoia, schizophrenia, split-personality, and paranoia. To whom do they think this list applies?

3. When Rev. Fickett and Mr. Milne tell Mr. Shilling that his daughter Lisa is in serious trouble, what is Mr. Shilling's first assumption about Lisa's problem?

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

5. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?

(see the answer key)

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