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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 is on the wall above the door of The Door?

2. What is on Erv’s shirt at the bowling alley?

3. Who orders a “Marcie with extra cheese” at the restaurant where Freddy works?

4. To which of the following does Freddy compare herself?

5. Which of the following cafeteria foods does Buddy note enjoying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances Buddy relates about his first kiss?

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

3. What reason does Doodle cite for not being able to read too much manga?

4. What features on Freddy’s shower curtain?

5. What does Doodle order at the restaurant where Freddy works (55)?

6. How does Freddy introduce herself to Anna Vice in her first email?

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

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

9. What reason does Laura give for calling Freddy by her full given name?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the graphic novel, inanimate objects are ascribed speech, even to the point of conversing with one another. What effect do the comments have on Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, and how is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Does there appear to be any pattern to the number of panels on the pages of the graphic novel? If so, what is the pattern, and what significance does it have for the text? If not, what significance does the lack of pattern have for the text?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the title of the Seek-Her.

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