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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes the main character's experience at Christmas?

2. Which drugs does the narrator convince the doctor to prescribe to her?

3. At the end of Part 1, the narrator's mood could best be described as:

4. To what drug is the narrator introduced on her date?

5. Why doesn't the narrator want to go her grandparents' house for the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 3, what makes the narrator resolve to stop taking drugs?

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

3. Why do you think Chris and Anonymous don't share the real reasons that they ran away to San Francisco?

4. 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?

5. How does the narrator feel about moving to a new place?

6. Describe Chris and Anonymous's contrasting experiences with jobs after they arrive in San Francisco.

7. Why is the narrator upset at the end of Part 1?

8. What happens to excite the narrator during her stay at her grandparents', and why is she so thrilled about it?

9. Why does the narrator begin to have trouble sleeping in Part 3?

10. Why does Anonymous decide to move to San Francisco with Chris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This story takes place during the early 1970's, when the counterculture played an important role in the lives of many young people. Research and describe the counterculture of the early 1970's, and explain why you think the narrator is drawn to it.

Essay Topic 2

In Part 2 of Go Ask Alice, the narrator compares herself to Alice from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland series. Read a summary of Through the Looking Glass, then compare and contrast the narrator to Alice.

Essay Topic 3

Prepare a detailed analysis of attitudes and new developments regarding psychiatry in the 1970s, and, based on your research, describe whether you think that the narrator's experience in a psychiatric hospital was a typical one.

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