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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. With whom does the main character have a date at the beginning of Part 3?

2. What valuable skill did Chris learn from Sheila?

3. What can the reader infer from the narrator's vocabulary and style of writing?

4. To what is the "game" at the party compared?

5. To what drug is Anonymous introduced at one of Sheila's parties?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the narrator's family have to move?

7. What does the narrator start to have visions of in Part 3, and why are these visions significant?

8. Describe the narrator's first experiences at school in Part 2.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator makes many friends over the course of her journey. Choose two of the characters with whom she forms a relationship, and compare and contrast their influence on her thoughts and actions.

Essay Topic 2

This book is supposedly the real diary of a teenage girl struggling with drug use. However, several critics claim that this cannot be true because the narrative seems too shaped, and the narrator seems too sophisticated. Do you agree or disagree with those critics? Explain in detail at least 3 reasons why or why not, giving examples from the text. If the story is fabricated, in whole or in part, describe whether you think that this lessens the impact of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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