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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. Where are the two places on Laura's body that BOB makes tiny incisions during his abuse of her?
(a) On the back of her neck and on the tips of her fingers.
(b) Between her legs and inside her mouth.
(c) Inside her mouth and on the undersides of her wrists.
(d) On the soles of her feet and on the top of her head.

2. Why does Laura choose the name Troy for her pony?
(a) She names him Troy because her mom suggests it.
(b) She names him Troy after her cousin Troy.
(c) She names him Troy after the pony in Mrs. Larkin's photo book.
(d) She names him Troy because he is a surprise, just like the Trojan horse in the Helen of Troy myth.

3. What is the Log Lady's real first name?
(a) Marie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Matilda.

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

5. After the biting dream, Laura promises that she will be good and do everything she is supposed to do, just like what other character?
(a) Donna.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Audrey.
(d) Her mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Laura reports that she and Donna have had several fights as of late, what does she state is the source of their arguments?

2. What is NOT one piece of evidence Laura provides that she is doing well in school in the spring of 1986?

3. What is the main reason during the Christmas vacation of 1985 that Laura is looking forward to school starting again?

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

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 Laura say about her feelings after the escapade with the Canadian guys in the woods?

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 reason does Laura give for feeling sorry for Audrey Horne?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What event occurs that results in Laura's meeting with the Log Lady?

10. 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?

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