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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. To which of the following do Freddy’s friends compare her schnapps?

2. How much does the Seek-Her charge for her advice?

3. What color are Buddy’s earrings as he is rebuked by a teacher?

4. Which of the following sits next to Erv as the Rileys watch television?

5. Which of the following are the first words presented in the graphic novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Freddy texts Laura after the Valentine’s Day dance. What is Laura’s response (20)?

2. Describe Freddy’s dress at the Valentine’s Day dance.

3. What reason does Vi give for thinking at the bowling alley that someone had broken up with Freddy prior to her appearance at the donut shop?

4. How does Freddy describe Laura to the Seek-Her?

5. What are the circumstances Doodle relates about her first kiss?

6. How does Freddy describe the extent of her knowledge in her second email to Anna Vice (103)?

7. What joke inheres in the number of the room where Freddy finds Laura kissing another girl at the Valentine’s Day dance?

8. What are the related circumstances of Freddy’s first kiss?

9. What does Freddy note is the second-hardest part of going through Laura breaking up with her?

10. How does Doodle attempt to comfort Laura after the latter’s consultation with the Seek-Her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some note is made of Doodle playing tabletop roleplaying games. What function does that gaming serve, and how does that function contribute to the overall narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me on best-seller and award lists. Assuming that sales figures and awards reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the graphic novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

What attitudes towards intoxicants does the graphic novel display, and how do those attitudes manifest in the work?

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