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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15 (Pages 60 - 96).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that Lisa Shilling's oldest friend is...
(a) Shirley MacLaine.
(b) Elizabeth Frazer.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

2. Lisa Shilling's conversation with her parents opens the novel. Lisa tries to talk to her parents about something important. Lisa's mother, Mrs. Shilling, responds by doing what?
(a) Listening to Lisa's concerns.
(b) Telling Lisa she can't get married.
(c) Telling Lisa to go talk to her father.
(d) Asking Lisa's sister and friend if they would like more food.

3. The narrator of the novel is...
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Betsy Goodman.
(c) Lisa Shilling.
(d) Mary Nell Fickett.

4. The first person to suspect that perhaps Lisa Shilling did have a mental illness was...
(a) Betsy Goodman.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Mrs. Shilling.
(d) Mr. Shilling.

5. Whom does the narrator describe as being enthusiastic but not very practical?
(a) Mr. Frazer.
(b) Mr. Shilling.
(c) Rev. Fickett.
(d) Mr. Bernstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lisa Shilling's self-mutilation episode at school, Jeremy Bernstein diagnoses Lisa's condition as...

2. Why does Mr. Shilling reject Rev. Fickett's and Mr. Milne's assertion that Lisa Shilling is suffering from serious mental illness?

3. According to the narrator, which major character seems to contribute the most meaningful comments during group therapy sessions?

4. The opening chapter of the novel is a conversation held in the kitchen belonging to which family?

5. Betsy Goodman states that she is...

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