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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. Where does Laura write that "he" takes her on June 22, 1986, at night?
(a) The White Lodge.
(b) The Black Lodge.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The woods.

2. What is Laura's mother's name?
(a) Lyla Palmer.
(b) Alexandra Palmer.
(c) Doris Palmer.
(d) Sarah Palmer.

3. On August 6, 1986, Laura compares BOB to the inevitability of what?
(a) The sunset.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) The spring.
(d) The winter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Benjamin Horne's daughter?

3. In her September 11, 1986, entry, Laura writes of longing for whom?

4. What does Laura write she is staying up late to combat on August 6, 1986?

5. What name did Laura give her horse that was given as a birthday gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where does Laura write her entry from August 6, 1986?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the subject of Laura's entry from April 23, 1986? How long had it been since she'd written?

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