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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. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?
(a) Tea and milk.
(b) Hot chocolate and coffee.
(c) Milk and hot chocolate.
(d) Orange juice and soda.

2. When Bobby tells Laura that he loves her after their first sexual experience together, how does Laura respond?
(a) She pretends to fall asleep.
(b) She tells him that she loves him as well.
(c) She leaves.
(d) She laughs at him.

3. When Laura tries on Maddy's nice clothes, who does Maddy say Laura resembles?
(a) Maddy.
(b) Audrey.
(c) Laura's mom.
(d) Donna.

4. Maddy's advice to Laura about life is that there are lots of things in life that do not seem right at first. What does she say eventually happens?
(a) People move on to a new problem and cease caring about the previous thing that did not seem right.
(b) People start to trust that the universe has their best interests in mind.
(c) People settle into them after a while.
(d) People seek out solutions and others help them see the reasons for every event in life.

5. What is the address that Laura sees in her mind that compels her to go find its location?
(a) 1400 River Road.
(b) 1600 Pacific Avenue.
(c) 1313 North Garden Street.
(d) 1327 Ellis Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benjamin Horne, Laura's father's boss, treat Laura?

2. What reason does the Log Lady give for knowing Laura would be coming to meet her?

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

4. Maddy says that her life at home is fine, except for one thing. What does she say is that one thing?

5. What is NOT one piece of evidence Laura provides that she is doing well in school in the spring of 1986?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Laura decides to be a better person during Maddy's visit, what does Laura state is her plan for achieving this goal?

2. What does Donna do when Laura runs out of the house when they are discussing the breakdown of their friendship?

3. When Donna and Laura leave the guys by the fire in order to relieve themselves, they get really scared. What are they scared of?

4. How does Laura respond to Maddy's offer to share some of her cigarettes with Donna and Laura on their night in the fort?

5. When Donna leaves the fort to go to the bathroom, Maddy uses the opportunity to tell Laura something. How do her comments depict the novel's theme of prophecy?

6. What had Donna's and Laura's experience with alcohol been prior to their escapade into the woods with the three Canadian guys and the bottle of gin?

7. What does Laura say about her feelings after the escapade with the Canadian guys in the woods?

8. What method does Laura decide to use in order to drive BOB away and stop the sexual abuse he is inflicting on her?

9. How does Laura feel when she tries smoking for the first time?

10. What is the significance of Laura and Maddy's attempts to block the light coming from the house windows into their fort?

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