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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura's dad do while he is dancing with Laura on Christmas Eve?
(a) He sings.
(b) He grabs Laura's mom and brings her into the dance.
(c) He cries.
(d) He falls down.

2. After Laura stops sleeping, how many pounds does she say she has lost since she last slept?
(a) Six and a half.
(b) Three and a half.
(c) Five and a half.
(d) Two and a half.

3. When Laura hears her dad complain to her mom that Laura wants to be alone around the new year, how does Laura's mom reply?
(a) She says Laura has not been herself lately.
(b) She says Laura does nothing except write in her diary.
(c) She says Laura has painful menstrual cramps.
(d) She says parents are like the plague to teenagers.

4. What is distinctive about the writing in the diary when it is BOB writing, rather than Laura?
(a) The writing is in cursive.
(b) The writing is in crayon.
(c) The writing is in all capital letters.
(d) The writing is backwards.

5. When it proves too cold for Laura to write her fantasy down in the diary outside, where does she go to write instead?
(a) The Book House.
(b) The Roadhouse Tavern.
(c) Donna's house.
(d) The Double R Diner.

6. Laura writes to BOB that she would admit he has won if he would do just one thing. What is that one thing?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Fight someone of his own strength.
(c) Let her go.
(d) Apologize.

7. What is distinctive about the sky the night that Leo, Laura, and Bobby go to the drug dealer's house, causing both Laura and Leo to worry that it is a bad omen?
(a) There is a red glow to it.
(b) There is no moon.
(c) There are no visible stars.
(d) The clouds resemble menacing animals.

8. When Laura writes that "temporary happiness is better than" (90) something on the way to the drug dealer's house, what does she say is worse than temporary happiness?
(a) Permanent sadness.
(b) Temporary anger.
(c) Being with BOB all the time.
(d) Allowing her friends and family to see her self-destruct.

9. When Laura decides to enter the Fantasy of the Month contest held by Fleshworld magazine, what prize does she hope to win?
(a) A lifetime subscription to Fleshworld.
(b) A pictorial in the spring issue.
(c) $100.
(d) $200.

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

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

12. 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) There is a stranger in the bed of the truck fighting with Leo.
(b) Bobby tells her he has forgotten his pistol in the house.
(c) The road up ahead is closed.
(d) The truck runs out of gas.

13. 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) 2 hours.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.

14. On the day Laura uncharacteristically skips school, what does she do at home all day since her parents are gone at a convention?
(a) She paints a portrait of BOB.
(b) She watches television.
(c) She drinks alcohol.
(d) She organizes her bedroom.

15. On New Year's Eve, Bobby tells Laura that he wants them to be together because they like each other and not for what other reason?
(a) Because people at school expect them to be together.
(b) Because they are lonely.
(c) Because of their deal about Bobby selling cocaine for Leo.
(d) Because they like having sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Laura provide when she writes down that she is now sure that BOB is not real?

2. What reasons does Laura give for sending her pony Troy away by whipping him with her reins?

3. 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?

4. What does Bobby say to Laura that makes her hate him?

5. Besides being glued to the television, what other reason does Laura give for both Leo and Bobby being unwilling to accompany her to her destination?

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