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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Elizabeth Frazer is beautiful and "[b]oys thought she was sensational" (p. 97) she does not seem to have any friends or boyfriends. The narrator states this is because Elizabeth has what quality?
(a) She extensively uses profanity.
(b) She is constantly burping and farting.
(c) What seemed like coldness.
(d) People believe her to be a drug user.

2. How do the teachers at Lisa Shilling's school agree to "help" (p. 90) Lisa?
(a) By giving her 'A' grades even though she doesn't deserve them.
(b) By expelling her from school.
(c) By allowing her to cheat openly on examinations.
(d) By tacitly ignoring her.

3. Which major character enters an emotionless "precatatonic stage...with neither the desire to live or speak normally" (p. 109)?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Lisa Shilling.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

4. After Lisa Shilling attacks Elizabeth Frazer how does she [Lisa] behave?
(a) She puts iodine and bandages on Elizabeth's wounds.
(b) She falls into a sort of catatonic stupor.
(c) She runs around town telling everyone about her victory.
(d) She tells the police Elizabeth attacked her.

5. 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) Mary Nell announces her parents are getting divorced.
(b) Lisa attacks Elizabeth and tries to shove her into the fireplace.
(c) Lisa deliberately walks through a floor-to-ceiling window.
(d) Betsy invites her father to watch the movie Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! .

6. 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) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Betsy Goodman.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

7. During a barbecue near the end of the school year, Lisa Shilling physically attacks which major character?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Brian Morris.

8. Who does Lisa Shilling accuse of trying to steal Brian Morris away from her?
(a) Mary Nell Fickett.
(b) Tracy Shilling.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

9. According to Elizabeth Frazer, Betsy Goodman has something that Elizabeth and Mary Nell Fickett don't have. What are the three traits that Elizabeth enumerates?
(a) Strength, dexterity, and constitution.
(b) Warmth, naturalness, and simplicity.
(c) Health, wealth, and wisdom.
(d) Beauty, intelligence, and education.

10. 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?
(a) That she can start dating Brian Morris.
(b) That she should stop cheating at school.
(c) That she can no longer see Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) That she should not involve herself in the situation.

11. Mr. Shilling meets with Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and his daughter, and rejects their claim that Lisa Shilling is suffering from mental illness. What does Mr. Shilling do after the meeting ends?
(a) He leaves town on a business trip.
(b) He starts drinking heavily.
(c) He roughs up his wife and daughters.
(d) He takes Lisa to the hospital.

12. Betsy Goodman wants Lisa Shilling to teach her how to do what strange behavior?
(a) Talk in gibberish.
(b) Fall asleep with her eyes open.
(c) Talk with an English accent.
(d) Dress in all black.

13. Lisa Shilling disappears while she is at Betsy Goodman's house waiting for Mary Nell Fickett and Elizabeth Frazer to arrive. Where does Lisa go?
(a) She hides in a closet for a long time.
(b) She goes home.
(c) She tries to drown herself in a river.
(d) She wanders into the street and is hit by a car.

14. Lisa Shilling tells her friends that she is always tired. Why is she always tired?
(a) Because when she tries to sleep she hears many voices talking to her.
(b) Because her father makes her clean house for several hours every night.
(c) Because she likes to stay up late watching television.
(d) Because she sneaks out at night to visit her boyfriend Brian Morris.

15. As Mrs. Shilling begins to realize that perhaps her daughter Lisa really is suffering from mental illness, what is one of her first responses?
(a) She blames Lisa's father for causing the mental illness.
(b) She blames Lisa's friends for causing the mental illness.
(c) She starts to use psychedelic drugs.
(d) She runs away from her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mary Nell Fickett, why do teenagers like to drink coffee and smoke cigarettes?

2. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, what are some of the things she does that are disconcerting to Betsy Goodman?

3. By the end of the school year, which major character is the least optimistic about Lisa Shilling's chances for recovery?

4. How extensive are Lisa Shilling's physical wounds after she walks through a floor-to-ceiling window?

5. During a barbecue near the end of the school year, Elizabeth Frazer deliberately provkes Lisa Shilling. Why does she do this?

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