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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through December 21, 1987-April 10, 1988.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Laura wakes up from a dream in which BOB told her that she would not have any sexual knowledge without him, what is NOT one feeling she has when she awakes?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Guilty.

3. What type of weapon does Bobby bring to the drug dealer's house in case he needs to protect himself?
(a) A chain.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A taser.
(d) A knife.

4. Where does Laura say she wants to go once she, Leo, and Bobby arrive at Leo's house with a kilo of cocaine?
(a) To the Book House.
(b) To her house.
(c) To Cash and Carry.
(d) To Safeway.

5. What simile does Laura use to describe her claim that too many lies have entered her?
(a) "Too many lies have entered me, like birds settling into a nest" (89).
(b) "Too many lies have entered me, like bullets that made wounds" (89).
(c) "Too many lies have entered me, like arrows that pierced my skin" (89).
(d) "Too many lies have entered me, like smoke billowing into a room" (89).

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does Laura live?

2. When Laura's dad takes three days off around Christmas and Laura is unable to be alone to use cocaine, what excuse does she finally give so she can be alone?

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

4. To whom is Laura referring when she writes, "I think that the times that I have to go into the woods at night have poisoned me?" (55)

5. What story does Laura's mom tell about Laura at a dinner party that deeply embarrasses Laura and makes her wary of telling her things in the future?

(see the answer key)

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