1. On August 6, 1986, Laura reports that she no longer sleeps at all. What is her reason?
(a) She wants to be ready in case her boyfriend comes to her window.
(b) She does not want her mom to find her diary.
(c) She wants to be ready when BOB comes to her window.
(d) She thinks that bad things only happen in the dark.

2. Where is Laura's favorite hiding place for secret items she does not want her parents to see?
(a) Behind the medicine cabinet in her bathroom.
(b) In the hollow of her bedpost.
(c) In the fort in the backyard.
(d) In the hole in the wall of her closet.

3. What type of weapon does Bobby bring to the drug dealer's house in case he needs to protect himself?
(a) A taser.
(b) A knife.
(c) A chain.
(d) A pistol.

4. When Maddy tells Laura and Donna that she has brought cigarettes with her, what reason does she give for them being stale?
(a) She says that her boyfriend had quit smoking a few months ago and had given his last pack to her.
(b) She says that she has been too scared to smoke them for fear of being caught by her parents.
(c) She says that she had hidden them months ago and had forgotten where she had hidden them.
(d) She says that she had found them on the school bus and they were already stale then.

5. After Leo, Laura, and Bobby speed away from the drug dealer's house amidst a hail of gunfire, what does Laura see that causes her to panic again?
(a) The truck runs out of gas.
(b) The road up ahead is closed.
(c) Bobby tells her he has forgotten his pistol in the house.
(d) There is a stranger in the bed of the truck fighting with Leo.