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

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

3. Where does Leo take Laura in the November 13, 1987 entry?

4. Who does Laura write she'd begun babysitting in her December 15, 1987 entry?

5. What little girl did Laura write of encountering in the November 12, 1987 entry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is ironic about Laura's relationship with Johnny Horne?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of metaphor and simile in the depiction of Laura's horse in the narrative. How does Laura relate to Troy? What is ironic about this metaphor?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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