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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young men does Laura retell meeting on October 20, 1985?

2. Where did Laura lose her virginity?

3. What does Laura write she experienced on August 7, 1984?

4. Who does Laura write torments her on June 22, 1986?

5. At what time is Laura's August 6, 1986, entry written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of Laura's poem on November 13, 1985? Who is referenced in the poem?

2. What is the subject of Laura's entry from April 23, 1986? How long had it been since she'd written?

3. What does Laura describe in her first diary entry? What occasion begins the narrative?

4. What themes arise in Laura's entries from Part 3, October 3 1985 to December 16, 1985? What motifs?

5. What does Laura describe doing on her fourteenth birthday? What has changed about her?

6. What did Laura do when Bobby told her he loved her? Why?

7. What did Laura describe happening with the Canadian boys on October 20, 1985?

8. Describe Laura's poem from July 29, 1984. Who is the subject of the poem?

9. When does Laura first describe her relationship with Bobby in the narrative? How does she describe herself with Bobby?

10. To whom does Laura write directly in her entry from September 15, 1984? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Bobby Briggs. Where did Laura meet Bobby? What characteristics drew Laura to him? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Maddy and Ronnette Pulaski. What similarities do these young women share? What is each ones relationship to Laura Palmer?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Laura Palmer and Donna Hayward. How long have the girls known one another? What are their key differences and similarities?

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