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

2. Where did Laura lose her virginity?

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

4. How many young men does Laura retell meeting on October 20, 1985?

5. Where does Laura write she was led in the entry from August 16, 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of Laura's poem on April 24, 1986? How does this entry end?

2. What imagery does Laura use in describing her dream on August 7 1984? What foreshadowing is indicated?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the change in narrative style in Part 5, August 3, 1986 to October 1, 1986. What causes the change?

8. When and where does Laura write her entry from August 6, 1986?

9. What did Laura do when Bobby told her he loved her? Why?

10. What does the death of Laura's cat foreshadow in the narrative? How?

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 dream imagery used in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. What recurring symbols and motifs appear in Laura's dreams?

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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