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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does the narrator describe as being enthusiastic but not very practical?
2. Before moving to Long Island, Mary Nell Fickett lived in what U.S. State?
3. Which major character says "'No matter what you decide to do, I won't be able to help you very much'" (p. 48)?
4. Mary Nell Fickett's approach to helping Lisa Shilling initially consists of...
5. In the novel's title "Lisa, Bright and Dark", to what does the term "Dark" refer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mary Nell Fickett's and Besty Goodman's initial attempts to secure professional help for their friend Lisa Shilling.
2. In what is Mr. Shilling primarily interested?
3. Why is chapter one presented in italic type face?
4. Describe Lisa on a so-called bright day and contrast that description to Lisa on a so-called dark day.
5. What kind of a job does Mr. Goodman do as an insurance salesman?
6. Why does Lisa Shilling tell her parents that she thinks she is mentally ill in front of her friend Mary Nell Fickett?
7. Who is the narrator in chapter one?
8. What aspect of Mary Nell Fickett's personality is demonstrated by her voluminous reading of psychology textbooks?
9. What kind of a job does Jeremy Bernstein do as the high school guidance counselor?
10. What kind of a job does Rev. Fickett do as a church reverend?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the family dynamics of the Shilling family. What do the parents spend their time doing? What do the children spend their time doing? Who talks to whom? Also, who doesn't communicate?
Essay Topic 2
When the novel was first published it was quite up to date and contemporaneous. For today, however, the novel has many elements that appear dated. List elements in the novel that made you think you were reading a dated novel, and explain why. Use examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Of the four primary fathers in the novel--Mr. Shilling, Mr. Goodman, Rev. Fickett, and Mr. Frazer--who would you most like to have as a father? Why?
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