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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 has been cheating on school work.
(b) That she has contracted a serious infectious disease.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she wants to join a new religion.

2. Why does Mr. Shilling reject Rev. Fickett's and Mr. Milne's assertion that Lisa Shilling is suffering from serious mental illness?
(a) Because he knows that Lisa is beyond help.
(b) Because he hasn't seen any strange behavior at home.
(c) Because Lisa was always a timid child.
(d) Because he knows that Lisa likes to fake problems to get attention.

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

4. What does Betsy call her affected smile that starts at the left corner of her mouth and then spreads slowly across her whole face?
(a) Gelontology.
(b) The Paul Newman Catcher.
(c) The Joanna Woodward Special.
(d) The Duchenne Smile.

5. 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! .

Short Answer Questions

1. As the group therapy sessions continue, why does Mary Nell Fickett lose confidence?

2. Why does Mary Nell Fickett tell Betsy Goodman that she is furious with Elizabeth Frazer?

3. During one group therapy session Lisa Shilling teases Mary Nell Fickett by making up a recurring dream. What is the dream that Lisa makes up?

4. With only three weeks left in the school year, what does Mr. Bernstein hope for?

5. Who eavesdrops on the conversation between Rev. Fickett, Mr. Milne, and Mr. Shilling when they discuss Lisa Shilling's mental illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of Lisa Shilling's self-destructive behaviors.

2. When discussing a movie about mental illness with her friends, Lisa Shilling comments on one particular aspect or scene of the movie that makes her uncomfortable. What is that aspect?

3. After Lisa assaults Elizabeth, she makes her close friends make her a particular promise. What is the promise, and why does she make them accept it?

4. Between Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Betsy Goodman, which character tries the least to understand Lisa Shilling's diagnosis?

5. What techniques does Mrs. Shilling utilize to ignore her daughter Lisa's symptoms of mental illness?

6. What actions does Lisa Shilling take to attempt to convince her parents that she needs professional help?

7. Describe the typical group therapy session involving Lisa Shilling, Betsy Goodman, Mary Nell Fickett, and Elizabeth Frazer.

8. Betsy Goodman believes at one point that she might gain valuable insight into Lisa Shilling's condition simply by watching an Elizabeth Taylor movie. Describe Betsy's reasoning and comment upon it.

9. Mary Nell Fickett and Betsy Goodman briefly consider inviting Lisa Shilling's younger sister Tracy to their group therapy sessions. They decide against it. Why do they decide against it?

10. If you were in Lisa's situation, to whom would you turn for help?

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