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.

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 swoops over Laura as she leaves the woods on November 20, 1985?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Owls.
(c) Birds.
(d) Bats.

2. Where was the entry from August 11, 1984, written?
(a) Harold's house.
(b) Laura's bedroom.
(c) Leo's house.
(d) The woods.

3. Who is Laura's father's employer?
(a) Anderson Clydeson.
(b) Benjamin Horne.
(c) Josie Packard.
(d) Pete's Grocery.

4. Who does Laura vow to be a "good person like" in the entry from August 16, 1984?
(a) Maddy.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Audra.
(d) Donna.

5. What drug does Laura write of longing for on June 21, 1986?
(a) Ecstacy.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Nicotine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura write "watches over her" in the entry from August 11, 1984?

2. What role does Laura write she hates to have to play but must in order to protect her vulnerability on August 3, 1986?

3. Where does Laura describe searching for BOB on July 25, 1986?

4. What does Laura write she experienced on August 7, 1984?

5. Where is the entrance to the Black Lodge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Laura describe for the first time in her entry from June 22, 1986? What is detailed?

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

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

6. What does Laura write of her dreams on July 23, 1984? What imagery is used?

7. What does Laura describe in her first diary entry? What occasion begins the narrative?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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