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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Laura writes in her entry on June 21, 1986, that she realizes Donna's thoughts are more what than hers?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Erratic.
(d) Pure.

2. What did Laura decide to do with the diary after December 16, 1985?
(a) Give it to Bobby.
(b) Put it away.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Give it to Norma.

3. Laura writes on August 4, 1986 that she is fully aware of what?
(a) The truth about her father.
(b) Who BOB is.
(c) The game she's playing.
(d) The truth about James.

4. Who does Laura later discover gave her the pony on her birthday?
(a) Donna.
(b) Benjamin Horne.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

5. What does Laura write "watches over her" in the entry from August 11, 1984?
(a) A wild rabbit.
(b) A sleepy bird.
(c) A boy owl.
(d) A female deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Laura writes on July 27, 1984, that she secretly enjoys her cousin's discussions of what?

2. Who does Laura write torments her on June 22, 1986?

3. What is Laura's best friend's name?

4. What was the name of the fan magazine based around "Twin Peaks"?

5. At what time did Laura write the entry from August 16, 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of owls in the narrative?

2. Whose death does Laura mourn in the entries from October 3, 1985? What is the subject of these entries?

3. When does Laura first describe her relationship with Bobby in the narrative? How does she describe herself with Bobby?

4. What did Laura do when Bobby told her he loved her? Why?

5. What does the death of Laura's cat foreshadow in the narrative? How?

6. What imagery does Laura use in describing her dream on August 7 1984? What foreshadowing is indicated?

7. Describe Laura's poem from July 29, 1984. Who is the subject of the poem?

8. What does Laura question about religion on August 7, 1984? How does this tie to the narrative's themes?

9. What characteristics of Laura's are essential and interconnected to the plot of the narrative?

10. What is established stylistically in the first entries of the book? What is notable of the narrative voice?

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