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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 nature of the narrator's relationship with her grandparents?

2. What is the name of the first friend that the narrator makes at school in Part 2?

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

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

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

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

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

5. Contrast the two friends that the narrator makes at school, in terms of why she relates to each of them.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Loneliness is a strong factor in why the narrator acts and thinks as she does. Why do you think that narrator is so lonely? How does this loneliness influence her actions throughout the story?

Essay Topic 3

Some readers criticize Anonymous's parents for not doing enough to keep Anonymous away from drugs. What do you think her parents could have done differently? Do you think they could have completely prevented Anonymous from using drugs?

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