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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 head waitress at the restaurant Laura went in "Christmas Eve Day, 1987 - Later"?

2. Laura writes of posing for Leo in the mode of what in her December 21, 1987 entry?

3. The drug dealer that Laura met through Leo is from where?

4. Who was manipulated into leaving Laura alone in the November 13, 1987 entry?

5. Who blindfolded Laura in the November 13, 1987 entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does Laura use in describing her horse Troy in Part 7, June 24 1987 to December 15, 1987?

2. What is significant about Laura's abortion in terms of style/theme?

3. Who does Laura describe meeting at the diner on Christmas Eve Day, 1987?

4. How does the theme of duality manifest in Part 8, December 16, 1987 to Christmas Eve Day, 1987 - Later?

5. Who interrupts Laura's writing on February 3, 1987? What is said?

6. What is found in the text following Laura's April 7, 1988 entry?

7. Where does Laura describe being taken in her entry from November 13, 1987? Whom was she with?

8. What changes has Laura's character undergone in Part 6, October 3 1986 to April 2, 1987?

9. Whom does Laura describe a dangerous encounter with on February 9, 1988?

10. Who does Laura write of disliking in her April 10, 1988 entry? Why?

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

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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