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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. One night right before the end of the school year Betsy Goodman, Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling are talking at the Goodman house. What happens right after Mr. Goodman walks into the room?
(a) Lisa attacks Elizabeth and tries to shove her into the fireplace.
(b) Lisa deliberately walks through a floor-to-ceiling window.
(c) Mary Nell announces her parents are getting divorced.
(d) Betsy invites her father to watch the movie Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! .

2. During some group therapy sessions Mary Nell Fickett encourages Lisa Shilling to "free-associate" (p. 83). What does Mary Nell mean by this term?
(a) To talk about international trade relations.
(b) She wants to stop charging her patient for psychological services.
(c) She wants Lisa to start being friends with other people.
(d) To start talking about whatever comes to mind.

3. Mr. Bernstein says he entirely can't act in Lisa Shilling's best interests because he must do what?
(a) Follow school district policy regarding mentally ill patients.
(b) Respect HIPAA privacy laws.
(c) Consider also the best interests of other students.
(d) Make sure he receives his retirement checks.

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

5. Why did Lisa Shilling and Betsy Goodman look to Elizabeth Frazer for answers to Lisa's problems?
(a) Because Elizabeth has access to her father's library of books.
(b) Because they both knew Elizabeth previously had suffered from mental illness.
(c) They believe Elizabeth can contact spirits from beyond the grave.
(d) Because they both feel Elizabeth is the smartest person.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Mary Nell Fickett talks to her father about Lisa Shilling, how does her father respond?

3. Who does Lisa Shilling accuse of trying to steal Brian Morris away from her?

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

5. Which major character is described as "a tall, blonde girl who seemed contained from within by taut wires strung from shoulder to shoulder, from head to hip. Self-contained and beautiful and distant, and suddenly mysterious" (pp. 59-60)?

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