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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Leo, Laura, and Bobby speed away from the drug dealer's house amidst a hail of gunfire, what does Laura see that causes her to panic again?
(a) The truck runs out of gas.
(b) The road up ahead is closed.
(c) Bobby tells her he has forgotten his pistol in the house.
(d) There is a stranger in the bed of the truck fighting with Leo.

2. Where do Bobby and Laura go to celebrate New Year's Eve?
(a) The golf course.
(b) The beach.
(c) The Roadhouse Tavern.
(d) The town square.

3. What type of lock does Laura install on her bedroom door?
(a) A barricade bar.
(b) A padlock.
(c) A deadbolt.
(d) A chain lock.

4. Laura writes in her diary that when BOB used to cut her when she was younger, he would say a specific thing to her when she bled. What was it?
(a) "Good children don't bleed down their legs" (88).
(b) "Someday when you're grown up, this will happen on its own" (88).
(c) "If you tell anyone, I'll kill you" (88).
(d) "This hurts me more than it hurts you" (88).

5. When Laura has a dream about the man Bobby shot in the back of the truck the night of the cocaine heist and calls Bobby to tell him about her dream, what is Bobby's reaction?
(a) He cries.
(b) He tells her everything will be fine.
(c) He says he is coming over to console her.
(d) He yells at her.

6. When it proves too cold for Laura to write her fantasy down in the diary outside, where does she go to write instead?
(a) The Double R Diner.
(b) The Book House.
(c) Donna's house.
(d) The Roadhouse Tavern.

7. When Laura considers calling the police and having them wait at her house for BOB to show up, why does she decide against it?
(a) She thinks BOB would kill her for revenge.
(b) She does not think the police would believe her.
(c) She thinks her parents may know about BOB and she does not want to go against their wishes.
(d) She thinks BOB would know her plan and would not come.

8. Laura writes to BOB that she would admit he has won if he would do just one thing. What is that one thing?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Fight someone of his own strength.
(c) Let her go.
(d) Apologize.

9. When Laura decides to enter the Fantasy of the Month contest held by Fleshworld magazine, what prize does she hope to win?
(a) A pictorial in the spring issue.
(b) $200.
(c) A lifetime subscription to Fleshworld.
(d) $100.

10. When Johnny speaks his very first full sentence to Laura at the end of their very special day together, what does he say?
(a) "Please come back soon" (131).
(b) "Thank you for being my friend" (131).
(c) "Make me a peanut butter sandwich" (131).
(d) "I love you, Laura" (131).

11. When Laura says that she wishes she were younger again when she used to not remember specifics of BOB's abuse, what does she say she HAD been aware of?
(a) That she came home on certain nights crying and ashamed.
(b) That she was afraid of the woods and did not know why.
(c) That she felt isolated from everyone in her life.
(d) That she was in pain a lot without knowing why.

12. To what substance does Laura become severely addicted in the spring of 1987?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Marijuana.

13. When Laura hears Shelley complain that her husband Leo only wants sex, how does hearing that make Laura feel?
(a) She feels jealous.
(b) She feels angry.
(c) She feels victorious.
(d) She feels depressed.

14. Laura writes that she knows Norma will be unable to call her back anytime soon to work on their volunteering idea because Norma's husband Hank has gotten in some trouble. What kind of trouble is he in?
(a) He killed a man on the highway and is being charged with vehicular manslaughter.
(b) He robbed a liquor store and is being charged with armed robbery.
(c) He stole a case of beer from the convenience store and is being charged with theft.
(d) He got in a fight at the bar and is being charged with disturbing the peace.

15. What action does Bobby take to solve the problem that occurs during their flight away from the gunfight at the drug dealer's house?
(a) He drives around the barricade.
(b) He switches over to his second gas tank.
(c) He says he will send his older brother to retrieve his gun the following day.
(d) He shoots the man fighting with Leo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Bobby give for slamming on his brakes and spinning the truck on the way to the drug dealer's house?

2. When Laura writes that she must go Christmas shopping the following day and has no idea what to buy for anyone, she says she wants only one thing for Christmas. What is it?

3. When Laura writes that "darkness in sex is okay, as long as it is strange, mysterious darkness," (116) what does she say is the kind of darkness that she does not enjoy?

4. What happens to Laura when she walks over to Highway 21 with the intention to hitchhike to Jacque's cabin?

5. What reason does Laura give for accepting the apology from the man who had strangled her into unconsciousness outside of the drug dealer's house?

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