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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. What is the slang name Anonymous uses for a lifestyle of partying and drug use?

2. What does Richie make Anonymous do in Part 3 that disgusts her?

3. Where does Chris find a job in Part 4?

4. Why is the main character somewhat excited about moving?

5. What does the narrator say that she wants to be in Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Tim and Alexandria's first experiences at their new school.

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

6. Why does the narrator stop spending time with Beth, and what does she do as a result?

7. Explain what significant event happens at Sheila's party , and what effect this event has on Chris and Anonymous.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator describes her mother in two very different ways; sometimes as a loving parents, deserving of respect and admiration, and sometimes as extremely uncaring and frigid. Describe why you think the narrator feels this way about her mother, and what role this ambivalent relationship plays in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Go Ask Alice contains many themes that some parents may find offensive, making them reluctant to allow their children to read it. Write a persuasive essay explaining why you think Go Ask Alice should (or shouldn't) be taught to high school students.

Essay Topic 3

A foil in literature refers to a character that is very different from the main character of a story; the purpose of a foil is to contrast with the main character so that the traits of the main character are more obvious. Choose a character in Go Ask Alice that serves a foil to the narrator, and explain how they do so.

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