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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 20 (Pages 97 - 130).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to the narrator, who "counts less" (p. 12) than anyone else in the novel?
(a) Elizabeth Frazer.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Lisa Shilling.
2. During one early group therapy session, why does Mary Nell Fickett get angry with Elizabeth Frazer?
(a) Because Elizabeth keeps blowing bubbles with her bubblegum.
(b) Because Elizabeth uses a lot of profanity when she speaks.
(c) Because Elizabeth tells Mary Nell she won't find answers in books.
(d) Because Elizabeth doesn't think Paul Newman is attractive.
3. During some group therapy sessions Mary Nell Fickett encourages Lisa Shilling to "free-associate" (p. 83). What does Mary Nell mean by this term?
(a) She wants to stop charging her patient for psychological services.
(b) To start talking about whatever comes to mind.
(c) She wants Lisa to start being friends with other people.
(d) To talk about international trade relations.
4. Mary Nell Fickett states Lisa Shilling's diagnosis is "'a paranoid or a schizophrenic, and maybe both together'" (p. 68). Elizabeth Frazer disagrees and states Lisa's diagnosis is...
(a) Agoraphobic distemper.
(b) Psychotic personality.
(c) Nymphomania.
(d) Anorexia nervosa.
5. What does Elizabeth Frazer believe must happen before Mr. and Mrs. Shilling will obtain professional help for Lisa Shilling?
(a) Lisa must have one of her serious episodes at home in front of them.
(b) Lisa will have to run away from home.
(c) Lisa will have to ask them for help.
(d) Lisa will have to attempt to murder her little sister.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Mary Nell Fickett's confidence sinks, what happens to Betsy Goodman?
2. When Betsy Goodman finds Mary Nell Fickett and Lisa Shilling in Mr. Milne's classroom, Lisa Shilling is hiding underneath Mr. Milne's desk and doing what?
3. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...
4. What epiphany does Betsy Goodman have immediately after Lisa Shilling attacks Elizabeth Frazer?
5. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?
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