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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Lisa Shilling attacks Elizabeth Frazer how does she [Lisa] behave?
(a) She runs around town telling everyone about her victory.
(b) She tells the police Elizabeth attacked her.
(c) She puts iodine and bandages on Elizabeth's wounds.
(d) She falls into a sort of catatonic stupor.

2. During one early group therapy session, why does Mary Nell Fickett get angry with Elizabeth Frazer?
(a) Because Elizabeth uses a lot of profanity when she speaks.
(b) Because Elizabeth keeps blowing bubbles with her bubblegum.
(c) Because Elizabeth tells Mary Nell she won't find answers in books.
(d) Because Elizabeth doesn't think Paul Newman is attractive.

3. One night right before the end of the school year Betsy Goodman, Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling are talking at the Goodman house. What happens right after Mr. Goodman walks into the room?
(a) Lisa attacks Elizabeth and tries to shove her into the fireplace.
(b) Mary Nell announces her parents are getting divorced.
(c) Lisa deliberately walks through a floor-to-ceiling window.
(d) Betsy invites her father to watch the movie Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! .

4. Lisa Shilling says a specific thing in the movie Raintree Country makes her "'a little nervous'" (p. 70). What is that thing?
(a) The mental illness of the character portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) The scene in the insane asylum.
(c) The way the movie has been colorized from the original black and white.
(d) The strobe-like lighting.

5. After Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, and Elizabeth Frazer feel they have not been able to help Lisa Shilling, what does Mrs. Goodman advise them to do?
(a) To forget about Lisa and focus on school.
(b) To keep trying.
(c) To try to find someone else who needs help.
(d) To forget about Lisa and have fun.

6. Mr. Shilling meets with Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and his daughter, and rejects their claim that Lisa Shilling is suffering from mental illness. What does Mr. Shilling do after the meeting ends?
(a) He starts drinking heavily.
(b) He roughs up his wife and daughters.
(c) He leaves town on a business trip.
(d) He takes Lisa to the hospital.

7. Betsy Goodman and Mary Nell Fickett try to diagnose Lisa Shilling by watching Elizabeth Taylor's performance in which movie?
(a) Raintree Country.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Three Faces of Eve.

8. With only three weeks left in the school year, what does Mr. Bernstein hope for?
(a) That he will win the lottery before he loses his job.
(b) That Rev. Fickett will let him join another church.
(c) That Lisa Shilling will complete school and become someone else's problem.
(d) That Betsy Goodman will pass her classes and graduate.

9. Why does Lisa Shilling wait until Mr. Goodman is in the room before she deliberately walks through a floor-to-ceiling window?
(a) She wants an adult witness to her action.
(b) She wants Mr. Goodman to see her damaging his house.
(c) She is terrified of Mr. Goodman and is trying to get away from him.
(d) She knows that Mr. Goodman is a paramedic.

10. By the end of the school year, when Betsy Goodman or Elizabeth Frazer asks Lisa Shilling a question, how does Lisa usually respond?
(a) By ignoring them.
(b) By repeating the question back at them.
(c) By saying she doesn't know the answer.
(d) By always answering yes.

11. Lisa Shilling has her friends promise that they will do something if she becomes violent. What do they promise to do?
(a) To keep it secret.
(b) To capture the episode on video.
(c) To call the police.
(d) To run away.

12. Why did Lisa Shilling and Betsy Goodman look to Elizabeth Frazer for answers to Lisa's problems?
(a) They believe Elizabeth can contact spirits from beyond the grave.
(b) Because they both knew Elizabeth previously had suffered from mental illness.
(c) Because Elizabeth has access to her father's library of books.
(d) Because they both feel Elizabeth is the smartest person.

13. How extensive are Lisa Shilling's physical wounds after she walks through a floor-to-ceiling window?
(a) Her wounds prove fatal.
(b) Her head and leg are cut but they are not severe wounds.
(c) Her heavy winter coat protected her almost completely from any wounds.
(d) Her right hand is severed and she also has numerous minor wounds.

14. When Rev. Fickett and Mr. Milne tell Mr. Shilling that his daughter Lisa is in serious trouble, what is Mr. Shilling's first assumption about Lisa's problem?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she has been cheating on school work.
(c) That she wants to join a new religion.
(d) That she has contracted a serious infectious disease.

15. 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 Lisa to start being friends with other people.
(b) To start talking about whatever comes to mind.
(c) She wants to stop charging her patient for psychological services.
(d) To talk about international trade relations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elizabeth Frazer agrees to try to help Lisa Shilling only after...

2. Lisa Shilling's little sister Tracy, twelve years old, believes something is wrong with Lisa. What symptoms does she disclose to Mary Nell Fickett?

3. According to Mary Nell Fickett, why do teenagers like to drink coffee and smoke cigarettes?

4. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, what are some of the things she does that are disconcerting to Betsy Goodman?

5. Which major character has frequent visual and audible hallucinations?

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