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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura write it seems she hasn't done in years on June 21, 1986?

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

3. At what time is Laura's August 6, 1986, entry written?

4. Laura questions on June 22, 1986 whether who has something to do with her relationship to BOB?

5. What is the population of Twin Peaks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Laura write the entry from August 11, 1984? What watches over her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of motherhood and femininity in the narrative. How do these themes reflect in Laura Palmer? What is her relationship to her mother like?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Where is Twin Peaks located? What border is nearby?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Leland Palmer, Doc Hayward, and Benjamin Horne. How do these father figures relate to one another? What are their differences?

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