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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. Where is Laura's "secret hiding place?"
2. Laura writes in her entry on June 21, 1986, that she realizes Donna's thoughts are more what than hers?
3. What type of tree is referred to often in the narrative?
4. What does Laura complain about having frequently on July 23, 1984?
5. Who played the role of BOB on the television series and film "Twin Peaks"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Laura question about religion on August 7, 1984? How does this tie to the narrative's themes?
2. Describe the symbolism in Laura and Donna's friendship as it evolves in Part 4, April 23, 1986 to July 25, 1986. How does it tie into the narrative's themes?
3. Who does Laura describe for the first time in her entry from June 22, 1986? What is detailed?
4. What is the significance of owls in the narrative?
5. What does Laura describe doing on her fourteenth birthday? What has changed about her?
6. What imagery does Laura use in describing her dream on August 7 1984? What foreshadowing is indicated?
7. What does Laura describe in the entry from September 11, 1986? When was it written?
8. What does the death of Laura's cat foreshadow in the narrative? How?
9. What does Laura write attacked her in a dream on November 20, 1985? Why does she believe she is having nightmares?
10. What are some of the principle examples of foreshadowing used in Laura's first diary entries? What do they foretell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of metaphor and simile in the depiction of Laura's horse in the narrative. How does Laura relate to Troy? What is ironic about this metaphor?
Essay Topic 2
Describe some examples of foreshadowing used in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. What events in the beginning of the novel indicate the narrative's outcome?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motifs of sex and drugs in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. How does the author use these motifs to further the narrative's themes?
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