The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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 - Hard

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 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose friendship does Laura write seems to be deteriorating on April 23, 1986?

3. What is Laura's cousin's name?

4. Who does Laura write she hopes "doesn't come tonight" in her second diary entry?

5. What did Laura do when her boyfriend told her he loved her, as written on October 1, 1986?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of owls in the narrative?

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

3. What themes arise in Laura's entries from Part 3, October 3 1985 to December 16, 1985? What motifs?

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

5. What did Laura describe happening with the Canadian boys on October 20, 1985?

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

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

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

9. What is the subject of Laura's poem on November 13, 1985? Who is referenced in the poem?

10. When does Laura first describe her relationship with Bobby in the narrative? How does she describe herself with Bobby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters at the Double R Diner. Who owns the diner? Who works there? What connection does Laura have to the diner?

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

Describe the role that BOB plays in the narrative's plot. Who and what is BOB? What is his relationship to the protagonist?

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