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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. Laura says that sometimes her bedroom is the best place in the world, but says it is different other times. What does she say about those other times?
(a) That her bedroom feels like a place that is foreign to her.
(b) That her bedroom feels like it is closing in and suffocating her.
(c) That her bedroom feels like a representation of someone else's identity.
(d) That her bedroom feels like a womb that is keeping her from growing up.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What ominous postscript does Laura add to her very first entry in her new diary?
(a) "P.S. I hope BOB doesn't come tonight" (3).
(b) "P.S. I hope Mom doesn't take my pony away" (3).
(c) "P.S. I hope my pony doesn't die tonight" (3).
(d) "P.S. I hope I don't die in my sleep tonight" (3).

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Laura say she would do if she could fly?

3. Where is Laura's favorite hiding place for secret items she does not want her parents to see?

4. Why does Laura vow in writing on September 15th, 1984 to stop writing in her diary for a very long time?

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

(see the answer key)

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