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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5 (Pages 9 - 33).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just after Brian Morris breaks up with her, Lisa Shilling begins to befriend which major character?
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Neil Donovan.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

2. The first person that Mary Nell Fickett confided in about Lisa Shilling's possible mental illness was...
(a) Mrs. Shilling.
(b) Neil Donovan.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

3. In the novel's title "Lisa, Bright and Dark", to what does the term "Dark" refer?
(a) Lisa's fascination with going to see movies.
(b) Lisa's periods of relative normalcy.
(c) Lisa's periods of mental illness.
(d) Lisa's relationship with her boyfriend Brian.

4. According to the narrator, who is the cutest boy in school?
(a) Brian Morris.
(b) Neil Donovan.
(c) Ben Goodman.
(d) Paul Newman.

5. After Lisa Shilling's first public outburst of irrational behavior amidst a group of friends occurred, Mary Nell Fickett apologized by saying...
(a) Betsy and Lisa had been using psychedelic drugs.
(b) That Lisa had just broken up with her boyfriend.
(c) It was Lisa's menstrual cycle..
(d) She and Lisa were stressed about school

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?

2. The first person to suspect that perhaps Lisa Shilling did have a mental illness was...

3. How does Lisa Shilling react when Brian Morris breaks up with her?

4. The first story that Betsy Goodman heard about Lisa Shilling's strange behavior happened on...

5. When Lisa Shilling first tells her father that she thinks she might be going crazy, he tells her...

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