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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22 (Pages 131 - 143).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes Jeremy Bernstein as being shaped like what letter of the alphabet?
(a) J.
(b) L.
(c) O.
(d) C.

2. Lisa Shilling's only sibling is..
(a) Brian, an older brother.
(b) Ben, a younger brother.
(c) Elizabeth, an older sister.
(d) Tracy, a younger sister.

3. Mr. Bernstein refuses to talk to Mr. Shilling about Lisa Shilling's mental condition because...
(a) He doesn't think Lisa has a problem.
(b) He doesn't think it's his place.
(c) He thinks Mr. Shilling will hit him.
(d) He is afraid of the social ramifications.

4. Lisa Shilling says a specific thing in the movie Raintree Country makes her "'a little nervous'" (p. 70). What is that thing?
(a) The mental illness of the character portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) The scene in the insane asylum.
(c) The way the movie has been colorized from the original black and white.
(d) The strobe-like lighting.

5. Lisa Shilling's little sister Tracy, twelve years old, believes something is wrong with Lisa. What symptoms does she disclose to Mary Nell Fickett?
(a) Lisa speaks in gibberish all the time and cracks her knuckles a lot.
(b) Lisa never talks and stares at things.
(c) Lisa spends most nights standing in the corner crying and most mornings eating cupcakes.
(d) Lisa will only wear yellow clothes and only eat yellow foods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lisa sarcastically says she admires a particular books titled...

2. Betsy Goodman states that she "raped Dr. Donovan for news" (p. 134). What does she actually mean by using the double entendre?

3. Lisa Shilling spends her six-week vacation in Florida doing what?

4. Which character in the novel makes Betsy Goodman forget about Paul Newman--at least for a couple weeks?

5. Betsy Goodman says her father calls "choosing what you want to hear and concentrating only on that" (p. 18) by the phrase...

(see the answer key)

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