Lisa, Bright and Dark Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Lisa, Bright and Dark Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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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. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to tell her parents that she thinks she might be crazy because...
(a) She hears voices talking in her head.
(b) She can't stop thinking about Paul Newman.
(c) She's has nightmares constantly.
(d) She can't pass her English class.

2. When Mary Nell Fickett talks to her father about Lisa Shilling, how does her father respond?
(a) He offers to call the police about Lisa's situation.
(b) He tells her she is doing more harm than good.
(c) He tells her she probably won't be able to help and refuses to get involved.
(d) He tells her she probably won't be able to help but offers to get involved.

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

4. Who emotionally begs Rev. Fickett and Mr. Milne to do more to convince Lisa Shilling's father that Lisa needs immediate mental health care?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

5. Lisa Shilling says a specific thing in the movie Raintree Country makes her "'a little nervous'" (p. 70). What is that thing?
(a) The mental illness of the character portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) The way the movie has been colorized from the original black and white.
(c) The strobe-like lighting.
(d) The scene in the insane asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Mr. Shilling's primary motivation is...

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

3. The novel begins with a recalled conversation between Lisa Shilling and her parents. Which of Lisa's acquaintances is present for the conversation?

4. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...

5. Lisa Shilling sometimes speaks with what kind of an affected accent?

(see the answer key)

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