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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) BOB.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Donna.
(d) Leo.

2. When Laura writes that "darkness in sex is okay, as long as it is strange, mysterious darkness," (116) what does she say is the kind of darkness that she does not enjoy?
(a) "The darkness of nightmares or dying" (116).
(b) "The darkness of hell or nightmares or dying" (116).
(c) "The darkness of hell or dying" (116).
(d) "The darkness of hell or nightmares or dying or suffering" (116).

3. What does Laura mean when she directs her writing to BOB, saying, "I can feel you deciding how and when" (90).
(a) That BOB is planning to murder Bobby.
(b) That BOB is planning to leave her forever.
(c) That BOB is planning to murder Laura's parents.
(d) That BOB is planning Laura's murder.

4. Where do Bobby and Laura go to celebrate New Year's Eve?
(a) The town square.
(b) The beach.
(c) The golf course.
(d) The Roadhouse Tavern.

5. When Laura gets nervous around all of the guns inside the drug dealer's house, where does she go?
(a) Into the bathroom to wait.
(b) Out to wait in the truck.
(c) She walks home.
(d) Out to the garden.

6. What does Laura give Donna for Christmas?
(a) She gives her a bottle of her favorite perfume.
(b) She gives her a fluffy sweater.
(c) She cleans her whole room for two Saturdays in a row.
(d) She embellishes Donna's own denim jacket with beads and thread.

7. What is Laura's mom referring to when she tells Laura that this was "the best present she could ask for?" (120)
(a) Seeing Laura smile.
(b) Hearing Laura say she would be staying home for the remainder of the Christmas vacation.
(c) Hearing Laura say she had broken up with Bobby.
(d) Seeing Laura and her dad hugging in front of the Christmas tree.

8. 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 her house.
(b) To Safeway.
(c) To Cash and Carry.
(d) To the Book House.

9. 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) There is a stranger in the bed of the truck fighting with Leo.
(d) Bobby tells her he has forgotten his pistol in the house.

10. What does Bobby call Laura's parents?
(a) Folks.
(b) Mom and Dad.
(c) Mr and Mrs. Palmer.
(d) The Fam.

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

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

13. When Laura walks to Leo's house in order to get drugs, what is the reason he cannot come to the door?
(a) Because he is in his bedroom with a girl.
(b) Because he is in the middle of a drug deal.
(c) Because he is passed out on the couch.
(d) Because he is in the shower.

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

15. 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?
(a) She gets so lost and afraid that she sits down cries until it gets light enough for her to find her way home.
(b) She nearly gets hit by a car while crossing the highway.
(c) She sees a cat get run over by a passing car.
(d) She nearly gets hit by a train.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Laura decides to enter the Fantasy of the Month contest held by Fleshworld magazine, what prize does she hope to win?

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

4. 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?

5. How long does Laura wait before she finds out whether Leo and Bobby are alive or dead inside the drug dealer's house?

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