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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. 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 Paul Newman Catcher.
(b) Gelontology.
(c) The Duchenne Smile.
(d) The Joanna Woodward Special.
2. Lisa Shilling disappears while she is at Betsy Goodman's house waiting for Mary Nell Fickett and Elizabeth Frazer to arrive. Where does Lisa go?
(a) She tries to drown herself in a river.
(b) She goes home.
(c) She hides in a closet for a long time.
(d) She wanders into the street and is hit by a car.
3. Why does Betsy Goodman say Mary Nell Fickett "is the world's number one nose" (p. 121)?
(a) Because she's always picking her nose.
(b) Because she has a big nose.
(c) Because she likes to smell things.
(d) Because of her dogged determination.
4. After Lisa Shilling attacks Elizabeth Frazer how does she [Lisa] behave?
(a) She falls into a sort of catatonic stupor.
(b) She runs around town telling everyone about her victory.
(c) She tells the police Elizabeth attacked her.
(d) She puts iodine and bandages on Elizabeth's wounds.
5. As Mary Nell Fickett's confidence sinks, what happens to Betsy Goodman?
(a) Betsy loses interest in helping Lisa Shilling.
(b) Betsy's confidence increases.
(c) Betsy develops a crush on Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy's confidence sinks, too.
Short Answer Questions
1. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. What does Lisa tell her parents during this conversation?
2. As the end of school approaches, Elizabeth Frazer plans to go to Maine, Many Nell Fickett plans to go to Ohio, and Betsy Goodman plans to go to Westbury, New York. Why do these exciting summer plans trouble the girls?
3. Why does Betsy Goodman describe Neil Donovan as "'absolutely technicolor!'" (p. 125)?
4. About how old was Elizabeth Frazer when she first exhibited serious mental illness that required professional treatment?
5. After Lisa Shilling's second suicide attempt, who telephones the Shilling house to find out further details?
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