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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of Betsy Goodman's appearance is "three thousand dollars' perfect" (p. 12)?
(a) Her teeth.
(b) Her posture.
(c) Her breasts.
(d) Her nose.

2. Betsy Goodman asks Jeremy Bernstein about Lisa Shilling's mental illness. Bernstein responds by...
(a) Telling Betsy to focus on her schoolwork and leave Lisa alone.
(b) Saying Betsy won't be able to help but offering to lend Betsy some books.
(c) Suggesting Betsy is doing more harm than good.
(d) Saying he will take over Lisa's therapy.

3. Which character's father is a minister?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Betsy Goodman.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

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

5. Betsy Goodman is most-fascinated with which actor/actress?
(a) Shirley MacLaine.
(b) Gregory Peck.
(c) Clint Eastwood.
(d) Paul Newman.

6. After Lisa Shilling's self-mutilation episode at school, her parents performed what action?
(a) They filed a restraining order against Brian Morris.
(b) They sent Lisa alone to Florida for six weeks.
(c) They incarcerated Lisa in a mental institution.
(d) They filed a lawsuit against the school.

7. When the narrator describes her mother as a "joiner" (p. 31) what does she mean?
(a) Her mother constructs articles by joining pieces of wood.
(b) She's using a slang word of the 1960s meaning her mother is not very cool.
(c) Her mother likes to join various organizations.
(d) Her mother belongs to a social club known as the Joiners.

8. Why does Brian Morris break up his relationship with Lisa Shilling?
(a) Because Lisa's behavior is erratic and nonsensical.
(b) Because he wants to date Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Because he realizes he's homosexual.
(d) Because Lisa's family is poor and he wants to date a rich girl.

9. While Mary Nell Fickett talks to Mrs. Shilling about Lisa Shilling, Betsy Goodman talks to whom?
(a) Mr. Bernstein.
(b) Mr. Fickett.
(c) Mr. Shilling.
(d) Mr. Milne.

10. The school guidance counselor's name is...
(a) Jeremy Bernstein.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Brian Morris.
(d) Elizabeth Frazer.

11. What trait is referred to in the novel as "'Locust Valley Lockjaw'" (p. 30)?
(a) Refusing to say something bad about someone.
(b) Talking without moving your mouth.
(c) Refusing to eat insects.
(d) Refusing to apologize for anything.

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

13. 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) Telling Lisa she can't get married.
(b) Asking Lisa's sister and friend if they would like more food.
(c) Telling Lisa to go talk to her father.
(d) Listening to Lisa's concerns.

14. 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?
(a) Sobbing about her break up with Brian Morris.
(b) Copying the answer key to the next day's examination.
(c) Repeatedly sticking a pin into her wrist.
(d) Reading a book about psychiatry.

15. Why does Lisa wait until her friend is present to talk about a serious medical condition with her parents?
(a) She hopes that her friend will act as a witness.
(b) The medical condition was caused by her friend.
(c) The medical condition is about her friend.
(d) She wants her friend to pay for the treatment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Just after Brian Morris breaks up with her, Lisa Shilling begins to befriend which major character?

3. The narrator states that Mr. Shilling's primary motivation is...

4. The novel is set in what U.S. State?

5. Which character is the youngest major character of the novel?

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