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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. How does Anonymous say she feels about doing drugs again?
(a) She says that she's "in complete dispair"
(b) She says she's "never experienced any joy like it."
(c) She says that she has "a better understanding" of the people around her.
(d) She says she's "like another person."

2. Who is Tom?
(a) A social worker.
(b) A visitor to one of the other inmates.
(c) A counselor.
(d) A fellow drug user in the hospital.

3. Where is Joel's father?
(a) He died when Joel was very young.
(b) He lives with Joel.
(c) He lives in the next town over.
(d) He lives in the Bahamas.

4. How does Anonymous feel about her brother after her conversation with him in Part 6?
(a) She's disappointed in him.
(b) She thinks he's childish.
(c) She has a new respect for him.
(d) She's angry with him.

5. What do other young inmates try to convince Anonymous to do?
(a) Escape and find drugs.
(b) Lie to her therapist.
(c) Smuggle them food.
(d) Kidnap her friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Anonymous get from her piano teacher?

2. How long after the last entry does Anonymous die?

3. What does Anonymous give Joel?

4. How do Anonymous's parents react when they hear from her?

5. What did Anonymous's friend sneak her while handing out tests in class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think that Anonymous is still troubled, even though she has Joel to comfort and support her?

2. What does Anonymous decide to do when she finishes high school? Do you think that this is a realistic goal (why/why not)?

3. What happens to Anonymous while she's babysitting?

4. Describe Anonymous's experience in New York, and why you think it is important to the story.

5. What role does Joel fill in Anonymous's life in Part 6?

6. What happens to the narrator at school as a result of the babysitting incident?

7. Why does Anonymous decide not to start a new diary at the end of Part 8?

8. Who is Babbie, and what is notable about her?

9. Why was Anonymous committed to a psychiatric hospital?

10. Describe Anonymous's experiences with Doris in Oregon.

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