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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. Why doesn't the narrator want to go her grandparents' house for the summer?
(a) She won't see her family all summer.
(b) She won't see Beth all summer.
(c) She doesn't get along with her grandparents.
(d) Her grandparents' house is spooky at night.

2. How does the narrator try to make herself feel better?
(a) Joining a school club.
(b) Eating.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

3. Why do the main character's parents start to lecture her in Part 3?
(a) She never pays attention to her siblings.
(b) She stops going to church.
(c) She's acting and dressing "like a hippie."
(d) She never cleans up after herself.

4. When the narrator returns to school, why doesn't she spend time with Beth?
(a) Beth moved away.
(b) She and Beth no longer have anything in common.
(c) Beth met a boyfriend at summer camp.
(d) She and Beth have a fight.

5. How does the relationship between the narrator and Richie evolve in Part 3?
(a) She falls in love with him.
(b) She begins to get bored with him.
(c) Richie grows bored and breaks up with her.
(d) She decides to try to take the relationship a little slower.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator intend to keep the diary a secret from now on?

2. To what drug does Richie introduce Anonymous in Part 3?

3. What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with her grandparents?

4. Who are Richie and Ted?

5. After she starts taking sleeping pills, what type of recurring vision does the narrator have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Chris and Anonymous's parents think is the reason they decided to return home, and how do they react when they see them?

2. Why does Anonymous begin to regret sleeping with Bill?

3. Describe the narrator's relationship with her mother at the beginning of the story.

4. What kind of people hang out at Chris and Anonymous's boutique, and why does this disturb them?

5. Briefly describe the evolution of Anonymous and Richie's relationship in Part 3.

6. Compare and contrast how the narrator feels about each of her parents during Part 2.

7. What is the significance of Anonymous's relationship with Mr. Mellani?

8. Why is the main character insecure in Part 1?

9. Why does the main character want to lose her virginity to Roger?

10. Why doesn't the main character talk to her friends or her mother about her insecurities?

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