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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 the television show that the characters and events of the book originated from?

2. Where did Laura lose her virginity?

3. What physical activity is described in Laura's poem on April 24, 1986?

4. Laura's diary entries begin when she is how old?

5. Whom does Laura write she hopes is still her friend on April 24, 1986?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom does Laura write directly in her entry from September 15, 1984? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. What are some of the principle examples of foreshadowing used in Laura's first diary entries? What do they foretell?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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