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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reasons does Laura give for sending her pony Troy away by whipping him with her reins?
(a) He does not deserve a sinful owner and she does not want to care for him any longer.
(b) She does not deserve him and he does not deserve a caged life.
(c) Troy would make his way to Johnny and Johnny needed a pony more than she did.
(d) Zippy told her Troy was beginning to bite and kick and that the stables would no longer keep him.

2. What happens to Laura when she walks over to Highway 21 with the intention to hitchhike to Jacque's cabin?
(a) She gets hit by a car.
(b) She is robbed at gunpoint.
(c) She is raped and left on the side of the road.
(d) She is kidnapped by three passing truckers and is taken to a motel.

3. While Laura reports that she enjoys looking at most pornographic pictures in magazines, there are some she does not like looking at because they contain a certain element. What is that element?
(a) Pain.
(b) Costumes.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Young and innocent-looking girls.

4. When Laura begins to put on sexual shows for others, what does she say she is thinking about during those shows?
(a) Her mom's worried face.
(b) Donna's boyfriend Mike.
(c) An audience of a hundred people watching her.
(d) BOB's shock.

5. What is the last thing that the man Bobby shot says to Bobby within Laura's dream?
(a) "Say hello to your mother for me" (117).
(b) "Death to you and yours" (117).
(c) "You watch that girlfriend of yours. Someone down here is saving her a seat" (117).
(d) "Beware of Bob" (117).

6. When Laura considers calling the police and having them wait at her house for BOB to show up, why does she decide against it?
(a) She thinks her parents may know about BOB and she does not want to go against their wishes.
(b) She thinks BOB would kill her for revenge.
(c) She thinks BOB would know her plan and would not come.
(d) She does not think the police would believe her.

7. Laura writes in her diary that she knows she loves Bobby, but wonders if she can truly let herself feel those good emotions with getting into trouble with someone. Who is that someone?
(a) Donna.
(b) Leo.
(c) BOB.
(d) Jacques.

8. Who steals a kilo of cocaine from the drug dealer's house?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Laura.
(d) Leo.

9. What is the only reason Laura agrees to start treating Bobby like a real boyfriend?
(a) Because Bobby says that if she does, he will do all of her homework for her.
(b) Because then Laura's mom will not worry about her so much.
(c) Because Johnny tells Laura that he thinks it would be a good idea.
(d) Because he agrees to sell cocaine for Leo.

10. What does Bobby say to Laura that makes her hate him?
(a) He says he does not believe in BOB.
(b) He says he wants to see other people.
(c) He says that her laughter after their first sexual experience had scarred him.
(d) He says he misses being with the real Laura.

11. After Leo, Laura, and Bobby speed away from the drug dealer's house amidst a hail of gunfire, what does Laura see that causes her to panic again?
(a) The truck runs out of gas.
(b) The road up ahead is closed.
(c) Bobby tells her he has forgotten his pistol in the house.
(d) There is a stranger in the bed of the truck fighting with Leo.

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

13. What do Bobby and Laura do to celebrate New Year's Eve?
(a) They lie out under the stars with other couples.
(b) They watch the town fireworks display.
(c) They take shots of tequila.
(d) They build a bonfire.

14. Laura writes that she knows Norma will be unable to call her back anytime soon to work on their volunteering idea because Norma's husband Hank has gotten in some trouble. What kind of trouble is he in?
(a) He got in a fight at the bar and is being charged with disturbing the peace.
(b) He killed a man on the highway and is being charged with vehicular manslaughter.
(c) He stole a case of beer from the convenience store and is being charged with theft.
(d) He robbed a liquor store and is being charged with armed robbery.

15. When Laura writes that she must go Christmas shopping the following day and has no idea what to buy for anyone, she says she wants only one thing for Christmas. What is it?
(a) A kiss from Bobby.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Her parents to leave her alone.
(d) BOB's disappearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Christmas Eve of 1987, when Laura is on her way outside to escape her mom's constant playing of Christmas Carols, why does her dad stop her?

2. After Laura stops sleeping, how many pounds does she say she has lost since she last slept?

3. What social issue gets Laura fired up about volunteering her time for the cause?

4. Where does Jacques hide Laura's Christmas present so she can find it when he tells her to?

5. Who helps the elderly, frail woman out of the diner when she is struggling to open the door?

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