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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 3, 1986-December 16, 1987.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Laura dreams that an animal wants to bite off her foot, what type of animal is in her dream?
(a) A bear.
(b) A possum.
(c) A rat.
(d) A raccoon.

2. When Laura writes that "temporary happiness is better than" (90) something on the way to the drug dealer's house, what does she say is worse than temporary happiness?
(a) Temporary anger.
(b) Being with BOB all the time.
(c) Allowing her friends and family to see her self-destruct.
(d) Permanent sadness.

3. Besides being glued to the television, what other reason does Laura give for both Leo and Bobby being unwilling to accompany her to her destination?
(a) They do not "trust each other with that mountain of cocaine" (95).
(b) They "could not be less hungry" (95).
(c) They love the "macho thrill of sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine" (95).
(d) They worry that their "dilated pupils" (95) will give them away.

4. When Laura reports that she and Donna have had several fights as of late, what does she state is the source of their arguments?
(a) Donna thinks that Laura is too promiscuous.
(b) Donna wants Laura to agree to go to the same college as she will, but Laura will not commit.
(c) Donna says that she does not like Laura's drug use.
(d) Donna says Laura is acting strangely to her and is not being the friend she used to be.

5. What reason does Laura give when she says she does not think she would make a good mother?
(a) She says that she does not like boys but that she considers it necessary for a child to have a father.
(b) She says that she does not like the naïveté of children.
(c) She says that too many bad things happen to her sometimes at night, referring to the sexual abuse.
(d) She says that children remind her of the innocence she has lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Laura gets nervous around all of the guns inside the drug dealer's house, where does she go?

2. What does Laura vow to stop doing in hopes that it will stop BOB from sexually abusing her?

3. When Maddy tells Donna and Laura what it is like to have a period, what is NOT one thing she mentions?

4. When Laura says that she wishes she were younger again when she used to not remember specifics of BOB's abuse, what does she say she HAD been aware of?

5. Maddy's advice to Laura about life is that there are lots of things in life that do not seem right at first. What does she say eventually happens?

(see the answer key)

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