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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last gift Laura opens on her twelfth birthday?
(a) A doll.
(b) A diary.
(c) A stereo.
(d) A sweater.

2. What distinctive name does BOB always use when referring to Laura?
(a) Miss Palmer.
(b) Mrs. Palmer.
(c) Laura Palmer.
(d) Laura-Lie.

3. How old are the Canadian males with whom 13-year-old Laura and Donna bathe in the forest stream?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

4. What action does Laura take when she first meets her new pony that shocks Laura's mom?
(a) Laura looks underneath the pony to check its gender.
(b) Laura throws a tantrum because she had wanted a white pony rather than a brown one.
(c) Laura tells her dad that his present is a million times better than the stuffed animals her mom had given her.
(d) Laura bursts into tears.

5. When Laura reports that she and Donna have had several fights as of late, what does she state is the source of their arguments?
(a) Donna wants Laura to agree to go to the same college as she will, but Laura will not commit.
(b) Donna thinks that Laura is too promiscuous.
(c) Donna says that she does not like Laura's drug use.
(d) Donna says Laura is acting strangely to her and is not being the friend she used to be.

6. What action does Laura realize makes her nightmares seem less scary?
(a) Telling her mom about them.
(b) Telling Donna about them.
(c) Writing about them.
(d) Drawing pictures of them.

7. 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)
(a) Donna.
(b) Johnny.
(c) BOB.
(d) Bobby.

8. 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 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 BOB doesn't come tonight" (3).

9. What song does Laura's mom sing to her when she cannot sleep or when she has bad dreams?
(a) You Are My Sunshine.
(b) Waltzing Matilda.
(c) When You Wish Upon a Star.
(d) Someday My Prince Will Come.

10. On the day of her cousin Maddy's arrival, why does Laura not accompany her father to pick Mandy up from the station?
(a) She sleeps in and her mom will not let her dad wake her up.
(b) Her dad gets tired of waiting for her to get ready, so he leaves without her.
(c) She stays home to decorate the house for a welcome party.
(d) She is too nervous so she stays home to calm herself down.

11. What is the address that Laura sees in her mind that compels her to go find its location?
(a) 1327 Ellis Street.
(b) 1313 North Garden Street.
(c) 1400 River Road.
(d) 1600 Pacific Avenue.

12. 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 it is closing in and suffocating her.
(b) That her bedroom feels like a place that is foreign to her.
(c) That her bedroom feels like a womb that is keeping her from growing up.
(d) That her bedroom feels like a representation of someone else's identity.

13. Why does Laura choose the name Troy for her pony?
(a) She names him Troy after her cousin Troy.
(b) She names him Troy because her mom suggests it.
(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.

14. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?
(a) Tea and milk.
(b) Milk and hot chocolate.
(c) Orange juice and soda.
(d) Hot chocolate and coffee.

15. What does Laura vow to stop doing in hopes that it will stop BOB from sexually abusing her?
(a) She vows to stop leaving her window unlocked.
(b) She vows to stop thinking about sex.
(c) She vows to stop keeping BOB's abuse a secret from her parents.
(d) She vows to stop lying to her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main thing about being grown up that Laura says she is looking forward to the most?

2. When Laura tries on Maddy's nice clothes, who does Maddy say Laura resembles?

3. Where are the two places on Laura's body that BOB makes tiny incisions during his abuse of her?

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

5. What gift does Laura receive from her mother that makes her feel that she is still being treated like a child?

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