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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. Laura hopes to earn extra money by selling what in her entry from April 21, 1988?

2. What did Laura leave the house to get in the November 12, 1987 entry?

3. How many initials does Laura record in her February 1, 1988 entry?

4. What is the name of Leo's wife?

5. Whom does Laura write she was going to visit on February 9, 1988?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tactic does Laura use in fighting BOB in Part 7, June 24 1987 to December 15, 1987?

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

3. Who did Laura call looking for drugs on December 23, 1987? Where did she find them?

4. Who visits Laura in her dreams on December 14, 1986? What happens in this confrontation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters at the Double R Diner. Who owns the diner? Who works there? What connection does Laura have to the diner?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Leo Johnson and Jacques Renault. How did Laura meet these men? What is their relationship with the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the source material for The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Where were the characters and the setting developed and by whom?

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