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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 did Laura set free on June 24, 1987?

2. Where did Laura return after her drive in the November 13, 1987 entry?

3. What drug dealer does Laura write of having become financially dependent on in her December 16, 198, entry?

4. Who did Laura see at Leo's party, according to her entry on October 3 1986?

5. Who shot someone in the November 12, 1987 entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity does Laura describe undertaking on December 21, 1987? How does she feel about it?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Laura leaves to get food in her entry from November 12, 1987?

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

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

8. Where does Laura write she had begun working on April 7, 1988? What does she say of her relationship?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare the characters of Maddy and Ronnette Pulaski. What similarities do these young women share? What is each ones relationship to Laura Palmer?

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