View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Laura write of calling in her first entry from December 23, 1987, after waking from a nightmare?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Harold.
(c) James.
(d) Billy.

2. Laura decides to take what with her when she leaves on April 2, 1987?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her knife.
(d) Her gun.

3. Where does Laura describe the sentimental moment with her family in "Christmas Eve Day, 1987"?
(a) Her grandparents' house.
(b) By the Christmas tree.
(c) Her sister's house.
(d) The dinner table.

4. Who does Laura write she'd begun babysitting in her December 15, 1987 entry?
(a) Patrick Anderson.
(b) Jackie Horne.
(c) Johnny Horne.
(d) James Hurley.

5. Who does Laura write of dreaming of on December 14, 1986?
(a) Bobby.
(b) BOB.
(c) Donna.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was manipulated into leaving Laura alone in the November 13, 1987 entry?

2. What is the name of Donna's boyfriend in the narrative?

3. What did Laura forget to bring in her second entry of April 2, 1987?

4. In Laura's February 1, 1988, entry, she notes that there were several "unknowns" by the what?

5. How many men gave Laura a ride on February 9, 1988?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Laura's dream from December 23, 1987? Who did she call after waking up?

2. What is ironic about Laura's relationship with Johnny Horne?

3. How does Laura describe her holidays on January 3, 1988?

4. What does Laura describe in her entry from October 3 1986? What kind of language is used?

5. What drug exchange does Laura describe on November 12, 1987? What happened?

6. What is significant about Laura's abortion in terms of style/theme?

7. What structural shift takes place in the narrative in Part 9, January 3 1988 to April 7, 1988?

8. What metaphor does Laura use in describing her horse Troy in Part 7, June 24 1987 to December 15, 1987?

9. Who did Laura call looking for drugs on December 23, 1987? Where did she find them?

10. Whom does Laura describe a dangerous encounter with on February 9, 1988?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 829 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample