The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jennifer Lynch
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The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jennifer Lynch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What almost attacked Laura, as she describes on July 25, 1986?
(a) A bat.
(b) A snake.
(c) A hawk.
(d) An owl.

2. Who played the role of BOB on the television series and film "Twin Peaks"?
(a) David Lynch.
(b) Andrew Michaels.
(c) Frank Silva.
(d) Lars Landon.

3. Laura fears Donna would end their friendship if she knew about what on October 3, 1985?
(a) Her drug addiction.
(b) Sexual fantasies.
(c) Leo.
(d) Bobby.

4. What does Laura complain about having frequently on July 23, 1984?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Blackouts.
(c) Stomachaches.
(d) Bad dreams.

5. Where is Laura's "secret hiding place?"
(a) In her bathroom.
(b) In her bedpost.
(c) Under her rug.
(d) In her ceiling fan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Laura attacked by in her dream on October 20, 1985?

2. Who does Laura later discover gave her the pony on her birthday?

3. Whose murder was the central focus of the television series upon which the book is based?

4. Laura writes of her discovery of what on September 9, 1984?

5. Who does Laura write she hopes "doesn't come tonight" in her second diary entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Laura describe happening with the Canadian boys on October 20, 1985?

2. What does Laura describe in the entry from September 11, 1986? When was it written?

3. What is the basis of the source material for The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer? What is the subject of the book?

4. What themes arise in Laura's entries from Part 3, October 3 1985 to December 16, 1985? What motifs?

5. What does Laura write attacked her in a dream on November 20, 1985? Why does she believe she is having nightmares?

6. To whom does Laura write directly in her entry from September 15, 1984? Why?

7. What does Laura describe doing on her fourteenth birthday? What has changed about her?

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

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

10. Describe the major thematic elements in Part 5, August 3, 1986 to October 1, 1986. How do these reflect the protagonist?

(see the answer keys)

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