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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bobby tells Laura that he loves her after their first sexual experience together, how does Laura respond?
(a) She laughs at him.
(b) She tells him that she loves him as well.
(c) She pretends to fall asleep.
(d) She leaves.

2. How does Laura feel about the fact that the only people at her birthday party are her mom, her dad, her best friend, and her cat?
(a) She is disappointed.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is anxious.
(d) She is happy.

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

4. When Maddy tells Laura and Donna that she has brought cigarettes with her, what reason does she give for them being stale?
(a) She says that she had found them on the school bus and they were already stale then.
(b) She says that she has been too scared to smoke them for fear of being caught by her parents.
(c) She says that she had hidden them months ago and had forgotten where she had hidden them.
(d) She says that her boyfriend had quit smoking a few months ago and had given his last pack to her.

5. Why does Laura vow in writing on September 15th, 1984 to stop writing in her diary for a very long time?
(a) She thinks that writing about her life has made her too self-centered.
(b) She thinks that writing in her diary is making BOB come abuse her more often.
(c) She suspects that someone has been reading her diary.
(d) She feels that thinking about writing in her diary has made her too conscious about actions she takes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Laura take when she first meets her new pony that shocks Laura's mom?

2. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?

3. In what town does Laura live?

4. What knowledge does Laura say BOB has that no one else has?

5. What action does Laura realize makes her nightmares seem less scary?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Laura decides to be a better person during Maddy's visit, what does Laura state is her plan for achieving this goal?

2. What do stuffed animals symbolize within the first diary entry?

3. What is the significance of the moment when Donna finally shares her sexual fantasies with Laura?

4. What reason does Laura give for feeling sorry for Audrey Horne?

5. When Laura arrives home and asks her mom about the Log Lady, what does Laura's mom tell her?

6. What is the significance of Laura and Maddy's attempts to block the light coming from the house windows into their fort?

7. When Maddy tells Laura and Donna what it feels like to kiss with tongues, Laura says the description makes her feel good inside, a feeling that she says is different. Though she cuts herself off from finishing her sentence, what does the reader know she is referring to?

8. What method does Laura decide to use in order to drive BOB away and stop the sexual abuse he is inflicting on her?

9. What had Donna's and Laura's experience with alcohol been prior to their escapade into the woods with the three Canadian guys and the bottle of gin?

10. Discuss the meaning of the very first poem Laura writes within her diary on July 29, 1984.

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