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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10 (Pages 33 - 60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, Jeremy Bernstein's primary job function is...
(a) Parking cars at the country club that Mr. Shilling frequents.
(b) Trying to help drug addicts stop abusing drugs.
(c) Helping graduating students pick three colleges to receive their transcripts.
(d) Making sure that students attend their courses and arrive to school on time.

2. Which character is described by the narrator as trying "to hard to be clever, too hard to be quick, too hard at everything except at being himself" (pp. 28-29)?
(a) Dr. Donovan.
(b) Mr. Bernstein..
(c) Mr. Shilling.
(d) Mr. Milne

3. 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)?
(a) Rev. Fickett.
(b) Mr. Bernstein.
(c) Mr. Shilling.
(d) Mr. Frazer.

4. According to the narrator, who is "the gasp!!!!" (p. 23) of the school?
(a) Brian Morris.
(b) Ben Goodman.
(c) Tracy Shilling.
(d) Jeremy Bernstein.

5. After Lisa Shilling's self-mutilation episode at school, Jeremy Bernstein diagnoses Lisa's condition as...
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Tension.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Psychosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait is referred to in the novel as "'Locust Valley Lockjaw'" (p. 30)?

2. The novel begins with a recalled conversation between Lisa Shilling and her parents. Which of Lisa's acquaintances is present for the conversation?

3. The narrator states that adults prevent anyone from "get[ting] to the truth" (p. 27) because they are...

4. After Lisa Shilling's first public outburst of irrational behavior amidst a group of friends occurred, Mary Nell Fickett apologized by saying...

5. According to the narrator, who "counts less" (p. 12) than anyone else in the novel?

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