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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. Where do Chris and Anonymous get drugs in Part 5?

2. How does Anonymous feel about being attracted to other women?

3. What concern does Anonymous have about Jan just before school starts in Part 8?

4. After the incident with Jan, what do Jan and friends NOT try to do?

5. How are Anonymous's new school friends in Part 8 different from her former ones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Joel fill in Anonymous's life in Part 6?

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

3. Who is Babbie, and what is notable about her?

4. What happens to the narrator at school as a result of the babysitting incident?

5. Describe Anonymous's experiences with Doris in Oregon.

6. Describe Anonymous's experience in New York, and why you think it is important to the story.

7. What does Anonymous talk to Tim about at the beginning of Part 6, and how does Anonymous feel towards her brother afterward?

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

9. How is the narrator influenced by peer pressure at the beginning of Part 5?

10. What does the narrator think about doing after her parents become stricter in Part 5, and why is this important?

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

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

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?

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