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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 news does Anonymous get from her piano teacher?

2. What happens to Anonymous while she's planning her mother's surprise birthday party?

3. Where does Anonymous go to get away from her drug dealer?

4. What happens to Anonymous at school near the beginning of Part 6?

5. Why does Anonymous decide not to start a new diary?

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

4. Why does Anonymous decide not to start a new diary at the end of Part 8?

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

6. What is significant about Anonymous's friendship with Fawn?

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

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

9. Why do you think Anonymous doesn't want to tell her parents about her problems at school and with the "flashback?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the narrator's state of mind at the beginning of the story. What kinds of traits make her vulnerable to drug abuse? What purposes do they serve for her?

Essay Topic 3

The title Go Ask Alice was taken from a 1967 Jefferson Airplane song called "White Rabbit." Explain in detail how the lyrics of the song parallel the story. Be sure to give several specific examples from the text and the song.

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