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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through December 21, 1987-April 10, 1988.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Log Lady tell Laura about children?
(a) That they are not as innocent as they seem.
(b) That they are just smaller versions of adults.
(c) That they are prey sometimes.
(d) That they grow up too fast.

2. When uniformed guards approach Laura outside of the drug dealer's house and search her person, what reason do they give?
(a) It is standard protocol.
(b) She looked suspicious sitting there quietly.
(c) They do not trust females.
(d) Some cocaine inside the house has just been discovered to be missing.

3. Laura writes that she knows Norma will be unable to call her back anytime soon to work on their volunteering idea because Norma's husband Hank has gotten in some trouble. What kind of trouble is he in?
(a) He robbed a liquor store and is being charged with armed robbery.
(b) He stole a case of beer from the convenience store and is being charged with theft.
(c) He killed a man on the highway and is being charged with vehicular manslaughter.
(d) He got in a fight at the bar and is being charged with disturbing the peace.

4. What is the Log Lady's real first name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Marie.

5. What simile does Laura use to describe her claim that too many lies have entered her?
(a) "Too many lies have entered me, like arrows that pierced my skin" (89).
(b) "Too many lies have entered me, like bullets that made wounds" (89).
(c) "Too many lies have entered me, like birds settling into a nest" (89).
(d) "Too many lies have entered me, like smoke billowing into a room" (89).

Short Answer Questions

1. After Laura stops sleeping, how many pounds does she say she has lost since she last slept?

2. What do Bobby and Laura do to celebrate New Year's Eve?

3. When Laura gets home, her mother tells her that the Log Lady's husband had died, leaving the Log Lady a widow. How did her husband die?

4. How old are the Canadian males with whom 13-year-old Laura and Donna bathe in the forest stream?

5. While planning how to avoid further nightmares like her biting dream, Laura vows not to let anyone hurt her anymore. Instead, she vows to do what?

(see the answer key)

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