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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. Of what did the narrator have a vision after eating the laced peanuts?

2. Which of the following do Anonymous's parents not do following her arrest?

3. What does Anonymous get her father for his birthday in Part 8?

4. What news does Anonymous get from her piano teacher?

5. What does Anonymous have repeated visions of in Part 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anonymous react to being in the psychiatric hospital at first?

2. How is the narrator treated by her drug dealer in Oregon, and how does this affect her state of mind?

3. What purpose do you think Tom plays in the story?

4. Why do you think that Anonymous is still troubled, even though she has Joel to comfort and support her?

5. Do you think that whether or not Anonymous overdosed on purpose changes the message of the story?

6. Why was Anonymous committed to a psychiatric hospital?

7. Why is Anonymous excited about leading her piano recital?

8. Why does Anonymous think that she's unworthy of the love and support of Joel and her family? Do you think she's right?

9. What does Anonymous give to her father for her birthday, and why do you think he is almost in tears when he receives that gift?

10. Why do you think that the narrator says that she's happy to be back on drugs at the beginning of Part 5?

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

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

Give examples of foreshadowing in Go Ask Alice. How and why is foreshadowing used in the narrative?

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