1. What does Donna say when she sees Laura writing about how she will cry forever when her pony dies?
(a) Donna tells Laura that she is being ridiculous.
(b) Donna tells Laura that if she had been lucky enough to get a pony, she would not be worrying about its death.
(c) Donna tells Laura that she thinks too many sad thoughts.
(d) Donna tells Laura that it will be at least twenty years until her pony dies.

2. The Log Lady tells Laura that "sometimes people go camping" (44) and that as a result, they do what?
(a) Don't come back.
(b) Commune with nature.
(c) Learn things they should not.
(d) Get lost.

3. 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?
(a) If children could move away from home at age thirteen.
(b) If people had compassion for one another.
(c) If everyone lived in big cities.
(d) If people were all the same.

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 she has been too scared to smoke them for fear of being caught by her parents.
(b) She says that she had found them on the school bus and they were already stale then.
(c) She says that she had hidden them months ago and had forgotten where she had hidden them.
(d) She says that her boyfriend had quit smoking a few months ago and had given his last pack to her.

5. What gift does Laura receive from her mother that makes her feel that she is still being treated like a child?
(a) Dolls.
(b) Stuffed animals.
(c) A dollhouse.
(d) Costumes for playing dress-up.