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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 Laura proclaims that she has realized that BOB's name is a warning in itself, what does she mean?
(a) It could stand for Beware of Bob.
(b) It means that he is unsinkable.
(c) It is similar to the SOS distress signal.
(d) It is in all capital letters like it is being screamed.

2. What story does Laura's mom tell about Laura at a dinner party that deeply embarrasses Laura and makes her wary of telling her things in the future?
(a) A story about Laura spreading butter all over herself as a young child.
(b) A story about Laura's fear of sand when she was a little girl.
(c) A story about Laura hooting like an owl in her sleep.
(d) A story about Laura sleepwalking, taking off all of her clothes, and putting her clothes in the oven.

3. Why do Laura, Donna, and Maddy cover up the light emanating from the house into the fort?
(a) They think it will interfere with their sleep.
(b) They are worried that it will allow Laura's parents to spy on them in the night.
(c) They agree that it ruins the feeling of being out in the woods alone.
(d) They are telling scary stories and want it to be totally dark.

4. What is distinctive about the tree where BOB meets Laura?
(a) There is a rope lying at its base.
(b) It is blackened with disease.
(c) It has BOB's initials carved into it.
(d) It has a double-trunk.

5. What reason does Laura give for not telling her mom about the biting dream, though she wants to?
(a) She fears that her mom will say she needs to rest and will make her stay home.
(b) She is worried her mother will laugh and will tell other people.
(c) She fears that her mom will make her go to the psychiatrist.
(d) She is worried that BOB will take revenge on her if she tells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Laura's dream about the animal wanting to bite off her foot, Laura thinks that her mind is punishing her for what transgression?

2. What is the last gift Laura opens on her twelfth birthday?

3. When Maddy tells Donna and Laura what it is like to have a period, what is NOT one thing she mentions?

4. How does Benjamin Horne, Laura's father's boss, treat Laura?

5. How old are the Canadian males with whom 13-year-old Laura and Donna bathe in the forest stream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donna do when Laura runs out of the house when they are discussing the breakdown of their friendship?

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

3. What does the Log Lady tell Laura in their meeting?

4. When Donna and Laura leave the guys by the fire in order to relieve themselves, they get really scared. What are they scared of?

5. What does Laura say about her feelings after the escapade with the Canadian guys in the woods?

6. What is Donna's and Laura's goal when they return to the Book House all dressed up in short skirts and made up faces?

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

8. 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?

9. What does Laura say about why she loves her new diary?

10. How is foreshadowing used within the scene of Laura receiving a pony for her birthday and checking the pony's gender?

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