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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first person to suspect that perhaps Lisa Shilling did have a mental illness was...
(a) Mrs. Shilling.
(b) Betsy Goodman.
(c) Mr. Shilling.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

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

3. Mary Nell Fickett's approach to helping Lisa Shilling initially consists of...
(a) Paying for Lisa to receive electro-shock therapy.
(b) Trying to hypnotize Lisa.
(c) Using Rorschach ink blot analysis techniques.
(d) Trying to match Lisa's symptoms to a psychological diagnosis.

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

5. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?
(a) J.
(b) O.
(c) L.
(d) C.

6. Before moving to Long Island, Mary Nell Fickett lived in what U.S. State?
(a) Montana.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

7. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to talk to her parents about something important. Lisa's mother, Mrs. Shilling, responds by doing what?
(a) Telling Lisa to go talk to her father.
(b) Asking Lisa's sister and friend if they would like more food.
(c) Listening to Lisa's concerns.
(d) Telling Lisa she can't get married.

8. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman initially turn to what source of information to research mental illness?
(a) The1959 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.
(b) Various Internet sites.
(c) Principles of Abnormal Psychology by Maslow and Mittelmann.
(d) The dictionary.

9. The school guidance counselor's name is...
(a) Paul Newman.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Jeremy Bernstein.
(d) Brian Morris.

10. Which character's father is a minister?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Mary Nell Fickett.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

11. Which major character says "'No matter what you decide to do, I won't be able to help you very much'" (p. 48)?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

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

13. Betsy Goodman believes that as an adult she will be great at being...
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Married.

14. According to the narrator, who is "the gasp!!!!" (p. 23) of the school?
(a) Tracy Shilling.
(b) Jeremy Bernstein.
(c) Brian Morris.
(d) Ben Goodman.

15. Lisa sarcastically says she admires a particular books titled...
(a) Principles of Abnormal Psychology by Maslow and Mittelmann.
(b) The Voyeur by Robbe-Grillet (translated by Howard).
(c) Lisa, Bright and Dark by Neufeld.
(d) Moby Dick by Melville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just after Brian Morris breaks up with her, Lisa Shilling begins to befriend which major character?

2. The narrator states that Lisa Shilling's oldest friend is...

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

4. 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?

5. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...

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