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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July 22, 1984-October 12, 1985.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) People seek out solutions and others help them see the reasons for every event in life.
(b) People settle into them after a while.
(c) People start to trust that the universe has their best interests in mind.
(d) People move on to a new problem and cease caring about the previous thing that did not seem right.

2. Where do Laura, Donna, and Maddy spend the night on the first night of Maddy's visit?
(a) At a hotel near the train station.
(b) In a tent in the woods a few miles away from Laura's house.
(c) In a fort they build in the backyard.
(d) In Laura's bedroom.

3. How does Laura feel about the fact that the only people at her birthday party are her mom, her dad, her best friend, and her cat?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is anxious.
(c) She is disappointed.
(d) She is happy.

4. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?
(a) Tea and milk.
(b) Orange juice and soda.
(c) Hot chocolate and coffee.
(d) Milk and hot chocolate.

5. Why does Laura choose the name Troy for her pony?
(a) She names him Troy because her mom suggests it.
(b) She names him Troy after the pony in Mrs. Larkin's photo book.
(c) She names him Troy because he is a surprise, just like the Trojan horse in the Helen of Troy myth.
(d) She names him Troy after her cousin Troy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Donna say when she sees Laura writing about how she will cry forever when her pony dies?

2. How does Laura's dream end in a manner disturbing to her the night she has her first orgasm?

3. What is the main thing about being grown up that Laura says she is looking forward to the most?

4. What action does Laura take when she first meets her new pony that shocks Laura's mom?

5. What is the last gift Laura opens on her twelfth birthday?

(see the answer key)

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