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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 does Freddy compare herself?

2. What reason does Laura cite for departing swiftly after her bathroom assignation with Laura?

3. Which of the following does the doll-armed teddy bear in Freddy’s room say to Laura?

4. How heavy a bowling ball does Freddy use?

5. Which of the following artist’s works does Doodle note had been played at a previous school dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does one of Freddy’s classmates object to the description of Harvey Milk as “homosexual” (31)?

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

4. How does the Seek-Her prompt Freddy to answer her question about meeting Laura?

5. What shift in her parents’ romantic attitudes does Freddy note to Laura?

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

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

10. What boast does Dan make to Erv at the bowling alley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the family dynamic among Freddy’s family.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What model of motherhood does Freddy’s mother provide in the graphic novel? Is it one of which the work approves? What in the graphic novel indicates as much, and how does it do so?

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