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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 do other young inmates try to convince Anonymous to do?
2. Why does Anonymous refuse to speak to the social worker and therapist at the hospital at first?
3. What does Anonymous's father tell her near the end of Part 7?
4. What lie did Jan tell the police about Anonymous?
5. What does Anonymous's drug dealer in Oregon force her to do in exchange for drugs?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Anonymous while she's babysitting?
2. Why is Anonymous excited about leading her piano recital?
3. How do you think the narrator ended up in Denver, and why do you think she doesn't write about it?
4. What does Anonymous have repeated visions of in Part 6, and what do you think these visions signify?
5. Why do you think Anonymous doesn't want to tell her parents about her problems at school and with the "flashback?"
6. Describe Anonymous's experience in New York, and why you think it is important to the story.
7. Who is Babbie, and what is notable about her?
8. What happens to the narrator at school as a result of the babysitting incident?
9. What does Anonymous decide to do when she finishes high school? Do you think that this is a realistic goal (why/why not)?
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
Prepare a detailed analysis of attitudes and new developments regarding psychiatry in the 1970s, and, based on your research, describe whether you think that the narrator's experience in a psychiatric hospital was a typical one.
Essay Topic 2
Anonymous has visions of dead bodies rotting and being eaten by worms at several points during the story. Why does she fixate on that specific image? What do these visions symbolize?
Essay Topic 3
Give examples of foreshadowing in Go Ask Alice. How and why is foreshadowing used in the narrative?
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