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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...
(a) Saying Betsy won't be able to help but offering to lend Betsy some books.
(b) Suggesting Betsy is doing more harm than good.
(c) Telling Betsy to focus on her schoolwork and leave Lisa alone.
(d) Saying he will take over Lisa's therapy.

2. Whom does the narrator describe as being enthusiastic but not very practical?
(a) Mr. Frazer.
(b) Mr. Shilling.
(c) Rev. Fickett.
(d) Mr. Bernstein.

3. When Lisa Shilling first tells her father that she thinks she might be going crazy, he tells her...
(a) That she's seen too many movies.
(b) That Shillings don't go crazy.
(c) That she should drink more coffee.
(d) That she should visit with a psychiatrist.

4. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?
(a) Shirley MacLaine.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Clint Eastwood.
(d) Gregory Peck.

5. The narrator states that Lisa Shilling's oldest friend is...
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Shirley MacLaine.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

6. The narrator of the novel is...
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

7. After spending a few hours researching various topics in psychology and mental illness, Betsy Goodman is confused and decides to...
(a) Stop being friends with Lisa Shilling and start going out with Brian Morris.
(b) Ignore the medical literature and come up with her own diagnosis.
(c) Ignore the situation and just by Lisa Shilling's friend.
(d) Ask Mr. Bernstein what he thinks might be wrong with Lisa Shilling.

8. When Betsy Goodman finds Mary Nell Fickett and Lisa Shilling in Mr. Milne's classroom, Lisa Shilling is hiding underneath Mr. Milne's desk and doing what?
(a) Repeatedly sticking a pin into her wrist.
(b) Reading a book about psychiatry.
(c) Sobbing about her break up with Brian Morris.
(d) Copying the answer key to the next day's examination.

9. When the narrator describes her mother as a "joiner" (p. 31) what does she mean?
(a) She's using a slang word of the 1960s meaning her mother is not very cool.
(b) Her mother constructs articles by joining pieces of wood.
(c) Her mother likes to join various organizations.
(d) Her mother belongs to a social club known as the Joiners.

10. What sport does Brian Morris play?
(a) Football.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Lacrosse.
(d) Hockey.

11. What trait is referred to in the novel as "'Locust Valley Lockjaw'" (p. 30)?
(a) Talking without moving your mouth.
(b) Refusing to say something bad about someone.
(c) Refusing to eat insects.
(d) Refusing to apologize for anything.

12. Which character's father maintains a large personal library with valuable reference books?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

13. Just after Brian Morris breaks up with her, Lisa Shilling begins to befriend which major character?
(a) Neil Donovan.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

14. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. After that conversation what does Lisa do?
(a) Goes to school and flunks her English test.
(b) Moves out of the house to live with her boyfriend.
(c) Goes shopping with her friends.
(d) Lays on her bead and smashes her head against the headboard.

15. According to the narrator, who is the cutest boy in school?
(a) Brian Morris.
(b) Ben Goodman.
(c) Neil Donovan.
(d) Paul Newman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Lisa Shilling's self-mutilation episode at school, Jeremy Bernstein diagnoses Lisa's condition as...

3. The first story that Betsy Goodman heard about Lisa Shilling's strange behavior happened on...

4. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?

5. What is the profession of Betsy Goodman's father ?

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