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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 20 (Pages 97 - 130).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the four major characters in the novel, which one eventually becomes the decision-maker of the group?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

2. What does Betsy call her affected smile that starts at the left corner of her mouth and then spreads slowly across her whole face?
(a) The Duchenne Smile.
(b) The Paul Newman Catcher.
(c) Gelontology.
(d) The Joanna Woodward Special.

3. When the narrator describes her mother as a "joiner" (p. 31) what does she mean?
(a) She's using a slang word of the 1960s meaning her mother is not very cool.
(b) Her mother likes to join various organizations.
(c) Her mother belongs to a social club known as the Joiners.
(d) Her mother constructs articles by joining pieces of wood.

4. By the end of the school year, when Betsy Goodman or Elizabeth Frazer asks Lisa Shilling a question, how does Lisa usually respond?
(a) By repeating the question back at them.
(b) By ignoring them.
(c) By saying she doesn't know the answer.
(d) By always answering yes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which major character says "'You're right about Lisa. You can't even begin to imagine how sick she is. But if you're going to sign up here, you have to expect a lot of rough play'" (p. 58)?

2. Which character is described by the narrator as a "quiet, distinguished-looking man about sixty who has real style...[he] can talk with you and make you feel instantly at home" (p. 30)?

3. When Rev. Fickett and Mr. Milne tell Mr. Shilling that his daughter Lisa is in serious trouble, what is Mr. Shilling's first assumption about Lisa's problem?

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

5. Elizabeth Frazer agrees to try to help Lisa Shilling only after...

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