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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. Who does Laura have a planned meeting with on August 10, 1988?

2. On March 4, 1988, Laura writes of her disillusionment with whom?

3. What is Ronnette's last name?

4. How many men gave Laura a ride on February 9, 1988?

5. What distracts Laura as she's driving in the November 12, 1987 entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationships does Laura describe on December 16, 1987?

2. Who interrupts Laura's writing on February 3, 1987? What is said?

3. Who did Laura call looking for drugs on December 23, 1987? Where did she find them?

4. What is significant about BOB's entering the narrative in Part 6, October 3 1986 to April 2, 1987?

5. Where does Laura write she had begun working on April 7, 1988? What does she say of her relationship?

6. What is found in the text following Laura's April 7, 1988 entry?

7. How does Laura describe her holidays on January 3, 1988?

8. Where does Laura describe being taken in her entry from November 13, 1987? Whom was she with?

9. What changes has Laura's character undergone in Part 6, October 3 1986 to April 2, 1987?

10. What activity does Laura describe undertaking on December 21, 1987? How does she feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Where is Twin Peaks located? What border is nearby?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role that BOB plays in the narrative's plot. Who and what is BOB? What is his relationship to the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Leland Palmer, Doc Hayward, and Benjamin Horne. How do these father figures relate to one another? What are their differences?

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