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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 literary device is used to compare Laura to Troy in the June 24, 1987 entry?
(a) Simile.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

2. What little girl did Laura write of encountering in the November 12, 1987 entry?
(a) Danielle.
(b) Laura.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Sarah.

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

4. What did Laura leave the house to get in the November 12, 1987 entry?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

5. What does Laura conclude she was doing while writing on January 10, 1987?
(a) Crying.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Levitating.
(d) Dreaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura say makes BOB feel gone in her third entry of April 2, 1987?

2. On February 3, 1987, Laura writes of her desperate longing for what?

3. Who did Laura see at Leo's party, according to her entry on October 3 1986?

4. Who does Laura write of dreaming of on December 14, 1986?

5. What sexual experience does Laura describe on October 3, 1986?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Laura leaves to get food in her entry from November 12, 1987?

3. Where does Laura write she had begun working on April 7, 1988? What does she say of her relationship?

4. Who does Laura write of disliking in her April 10, 1988 entry? Why?

5. Where does Laura describe being taken in her entry from November 13, 1987? Whom was she with?

6. Who interrupts Laura's writing on February 3, 1987? What is said?

7. What changes has Laura's character undergone in Part 6, October 3 1986 to April 2, 1987?

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

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

10. How does the theme of duality manifest in Part 8, December 16, 1987 to Christmas Eve Day, 1987 - Later?

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