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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?
(a) O.
(b) C.
(c) L.
(d) J.
2. Which character is described by the narrator as looking "like Shelley Winters playing a roadhouse pick-up...stretch-pants two sizes too small, preshrunk sweaters with classic midriff bulge, a fur coat slung over her shoulders, and a scarf hiding the curlers in her hair" (p. 29)?
(a) Mrs. Fickett..
(b) Mrs. Frazer.
(c) Mrs. Goodman.
(d) Mrs. Shilling.
3. What aspect of Betsy Goodman's appearance is "three thousand dollars' perfect" (p. 12)?
(a) Her breasts.
(b) Her posture.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her teeth.
4. Which character is the youngest major character of the novel?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Betsy Goodman.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.
5. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. What does Lisa tell her parents during this conversation?
(a) That she thinks she's going crazy.
(b) That she is engaged to Brian Morris.
(c) That she is dropping out of high school.
(d) That she is failing algebra.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator of the novel is...
2. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to tell her parents that she thinks she might be crazy because...
3. According to the narrator, Jeremy Bernstein's primary job function is...
4. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...
5. Betsy Goodman says her father calls "choosing what you want to hear and concentrating only on that" (p. 18) by the phrase...
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lisa Shilling find herself attracted to Elizabeth Frazer, as a potential friend?
2. Describe the family situation of the four main characters.
3. What kind of a job does Mr. Jackson do as the school principal?
4. What kind of a job does Jeremy Bernstein do as the high school guidance counselor?
5. Who is the narrator in chapter one?
6. Why does Lisa Shilling tell her parents that she thinks she is mentally ill in front of her friend Mary Nell Fickett?
7. What aspect of Mary Nell Fickett's personality is demonstrated by her voluminous reading of psychology textbooks?
8. What kind of a job does Rev. Fickett do as a church reverend?
9. In what is Mr. Shilling primarily interested?
10. Why is Betsy Goodman the youngest of the major protagonists?
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