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

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

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

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

5. Which major character always eats fattening foods like mayonnaise but still has a slim figure?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Nell Fickett states Lisa Shilling's diagnosis is "'a paranoid or a schizophrenic, and maybe both together'" (p. 68). Elizabeth Frazer disagrees and states Lisa's diagnosis is...

2. Mary Nell Fickett says that Lisa Shilling's behavior is "ridiculous...[for]...two reasons" (p. 67). What are the two reasons?

3. What is the favorite topic of conversation when Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, Elizabeth Frazer, and Lisa Shilling just sit around and chat?

4. As Mary Nell Fickett's confidence sinks, what happens to Betsy Goodman?

5. Of whom does Lisa Shilling say "'You are quite the most rotten, sneaky, conniving little person I've ever known'" (p. 73)?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Lisa assaults Elizabeth, she makes her close friends make her a particular promise. What is the promise, and why does she make them accept it?

2. Is Betsy Goodman a reliable narrator?

3. What actions does Lisa Shilling take to attempt to convince her parents that she needs professional help?

4. The four protagonists have a backyard cookout that ends with Lisa Shilling assaulting Elizabeth Frazer. What leads up to Lisa's assault?

5. Lisa Shilling occasionally talks in a deep, sultry voice with a notable English accent. Betsy Goodman associates this English-sounding Lisa with the dark Lisa. In popular psychology, what type of mental illness would account for this distinction?

6. Between Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Betsy Goodman, which character tries the least to understand Lisa Shilling's diagnosis?

7. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman briefly consider inviting Lisa Shilling's younger sister Tracy to their group therapy sessions. They decide against it. Why do they decide against it?

8. Mr. Milne makes a few attempts to have Lisa Shilling's condition accepted and treated. He calls upon the school authorities in a formal and, later, an informal manner. He also meets with Rev. Fickett and Mr. Shilling directly. His attempts meet with failure as first Bernstein and the school administration and later Mr. Shilling stonewall him. Should Milne have done anything differently? Should Milne have given up when he did?

9. The Reverend Fickett makes a personal attempt to have Lisa Shilling's condition accepted and treated. With Mr. Milne, a school teacher, he calls upon Mr. Shilling directly. His attempt meets with failure as Mr. Shilling stonewalls him. Should Rev. Fickett have done anything differently? Should Rev. Fickett have given up when he did?

10. Describe some of Lisa Shilling's self-destructive behaviors.

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