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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 3, 1986-December 16, 1987.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expression is BOB always wearing when he comes to Laura's bedroom window?
(a) He is always scowling.
(b) He is always smiling.
(c) He always looks hopeful.
(d) He always looks angry.

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

3. How long does Laura wait before she finds out whether Leo and Bobby are alive or dead inside the drug dealer's house?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 40 minutes.

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

5. While planning how to avoid further nightmares like her biting dream, Laura vows not to let anyone hurt her anymore. Instead, she vows to do what?
(a) To defend herself.
(b) To hurt herself first.
(c) To run at the first sign of trouble.
(d) To tell her mom what has been happening to her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is distinctive about the writing in the diary when it is BOB writing, rather than Laura?

3. In what town does Laura live?

4. When Laura has a dream about her diary, what happens in the dream?

5. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?

(see the answer key)

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