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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 20, 1985-October 1, 1986.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura say is the reason she needed her parents in the middle of the night a while back and thus inadvertently saw them having sex?
(a) She had a nightmare.
(b) She heard a noise downstairs.
(c) She had gotten her period.
(d) She had a fever.

2. What story does Laura's mom tell about Laura at a dinner party that deeply embarrasses Laura and makes her wary of telling her things in the future?
(a) A story about Laura sleepwalking, taking off all of her clothes, and putting her clothes in the oven.
(b) A story about Laura's fear of sand when she was a little girl.
(c) A story about Laura hooting like an owl in her sleep.
(d) A story about Laura spreading butter all over herself as a young child.

3. What is NOT one false thing Laura tells the reader that people say about her?
(a) She is the happiest girl in the world.
(b) She does not have any troubles.
(c) She is the perfect daughter.
(d) She loves her parents.

4. How does Laura feel about the fact that the only people at her birthday party are her mom, her dad, her best friend, and her cat?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is disappointed.
(d) She is anxious.

5. Where do Laura, Donna, and Maddy spend the night on the first night of Maddy's visit?
(a) At a hotel near the train station.
(b) In Laura's bedroom.
(c) In a fort they build in the backyard.
(d) In a tent in the woods a few miles away from Laura's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?

2. What action does Laura realize makes her nightmares seem less scary?

3. What does the Log Lady tell Laura about owls?

4. Where is Laura's favorite hiding place for secret items she does not want her parents to see?

5. What gift does Laura receive from her mother that makes her feel that she is still being treated like a child?

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