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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 does the narrator call her parents?

2. What is narrator's father's profession?

3. What is the main character's name?

4. What happens that makes the narrator resolve not to use drugs?

5. Who is Mr. Mellani?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens at the party in Part 2, and what effect does this have on the narrator?

10. Why does Anonymous begin to regret sleeping with Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the central theme of Go Ask Alice? Give proof for your choice in the form of evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Most people have preconceptions about what drug users are like. What did you think drug users were like before you read Go Ask Alice? Has reading this story changed any of your assumptions?

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