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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. On August 2, 1988, Laura writes that it has been how long since BOB has visited her?

2. How many women were brought to Laura after she was blindfolded in the November 13, 1987 entry?

3. On January 10, 1987, Laura describes a conversation she had with whom?

4. Who hid drugs as a present for Laura on December 23, 1987?

5. What distracts Laura as she's driving in the November 12, 1987 entry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened in Laura's dream from December 23, 1987? Who did she call after waking up?

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

4. What dream-like conversation does Laura describe with her father? When did it take place?

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

6. What does Laura write of Benjamin Horne on March 10, 1988?

7. What is significant about BOB's entering the narrative in Part 6, October 3 1986 to April 2, 1987?

8. What drug exchange does Laura describe on November 12, 1987? What happened?

9. What relationships does Laura describe on December 16, 1987?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Laura's relationships with Johnny Horne and Harold Smith. What similarities are there in each? What differences?

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