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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. How old are the Canadian males with whom 13-year-old Laura and Donna bathe in the forest stream?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 20.

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

3. What does Laura vow to stop doing in hopes that it will stop BOB from sexually abusing her?
(a) She vows to stop thinking about sex.
(b) She vows to stop leaving her window unlocked.
(c) She vows to stop keeping BOB's abuse a secret from her parents.
(d) She vows to stop lying to her parents.

4. What knowledge does Laura say BOB has that no one else has?
(a) The ability to truly anger her.
(b) The ability to truly frighten her.
(c) The ability to truly excite her.
(d) The ability to please her.

5. What is the main reason during the Christmas vacation of 1985 that Laura is looking forward to school starting again?
(a) So she can have activities to keep her busy.
(b) So she can finish her Ceramics project.
(c) So she can eat her favorite food in the cafeteria again.
(d) So she can talk to Donna again.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the address that Laura sees in her mind that compels her to go find its location?

3. What reason does the Log Lady give for knowing Laura would be coming to meet her?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. How does Laura respond to Maddy's offer to share some of her cigarettes with Donna and Laura on their night in the fort?

8. 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?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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