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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What tactic does Laura try in order to get rid of BOB?
(a) She tells her parents.
(b) She offers to trade for a different victim.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She locks her bedroom window.

3. What is NOT one thing Laura says reminds her of cocaine?
(a) A snowstorm.
(b) A dash of baby powder.
(c) The highway.
(d) A straw.

4. 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 no moon.
(b) There are no visible stars.
(c) The clouds resemble menacing animals.
(d) There is a red glow to it.

5. Laura writes in her diary that when BOB used to cut her when she was younger, he would say a specific thing to her when she bled. What was it?
(a) "This hurts me more than it hurts you" (88).
(b) "Someday when you're grown up, this will happen on its own" (88).
(c) "If you tell anyone, I'll kill you" (88).
(d) "Good children don't bleed down their legs" (88).

6. 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.

7. Who helps the elderly, frail woman out of the diner when she is struggling to open the door?
(a) Laura.
(b) Norma.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Donna.

8. 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 raped and left on the side of the road.
(c) She is robbed at gunpoint.
(d) She is kidnapped by three passing truckers and is taken to a motel.

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

10. When Laura has a dream about the man Bobby shot in the back of the truck the night of the cocaine heist and calls Bobby to tell him about her dream, what is Bobby's reaction?
(a) He cries.
(b) He says he is coming over to console her.
(c) He tells her everything will be fine.
(d) He yells at her.

11. 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?
(a) They "could not be less hungry" (95).
(b) They do not "trust each other with that mountain of cocaine" (95).
(c) They love the "macho thrill of sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine" (95).
(d) They worry that their "dilated pupils" (95) will give them away.

12. 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 knife.
(c) A chain.
(d) A pistol.

13. On the day when Laura has an almost spiritually fulfilling day with Johnny, what do they spend the whole day doing?
(a) They make headdresses out of real feathers.
(b) They paint.
(c) They practice archery.
(d) Laura tells Johnny stories.

14. When Laura says she cannot allow herself to feel sorry for Leo's wife Shelley, what reason does she give?
(a) Because Shelley does not deserve her pity.
(b) Because she is no longer capable of feeling normal emotions.
(c) Because she hates Shelley.
(d) Because then she would never be able to see Leo again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura's dad do while he is dancing with Laura on Christmas Eve?

2. 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?

3. What happens one night when Laura refuses a ride home in order to avoid being seen with Leo or Jacques and walks home through the woods?

4. When Laura hears Shelley complain that her husband Leo only wants sex, how does hearing that make Laura feel?

5. 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?

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