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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. What song do Laura, Donna, and Maddy try to sing in the fort while their mouths are full of candy?
(a) Waltzing Matilda.
(b) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
(c) You Are My Sunshine.
(d) Row Row Row Your Boat.

2. Maddy says that her life at home is fine, except for one thing. What does she say is that one thing?
(a) Her lack of a boyfriend.
(b) Her parents' nosiness.
(c) The financial pressure her health problems inflict on her family.
(d) Her little sister's invasion of her privacy.

3. 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 her cousin Troy.
(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 the pony in Mrs. Larkin's photo book.

4. 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 anxious.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is disappointed.
(d) She is angry.

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 the naïveté of children.
(b) She says that children remind her of the innocence she has lost.
(c) She says that too many bad things happen to her sometimes at night, referring to the sexual abuse.
(d) She says that she does not like boys but that she considers it necessary for a child to have a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Laura says she thinks life would be easier if one thing were different about the world. What does she think would make life so much easier?

2. Why do Laura, Donna, and Maddy cover up the light emanating from the house into the fort?

3. What ominous postscript does Laura add to her very first entry in her new diary?

4. 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?

5. How does Benjamin Horne, Laura's father's boss, treat Laura?

(see the answer key)

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