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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. What is the last line of the poem BOB always forces Laura to recite?
(a) With such speed does death succeed.
(b) The time to bleed is now indeed.
(c) In this seed is death indeed.
(d) A raging need does give us speed.

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

3. 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 hidden them months ago and had forgotten where she had hidden them.
(b) She says that she had found them on the school bus and they were already stale then.
(c) She says that her boyfriend had quit smoking a few months ago and had given his last pack to her.
(d) She says that she has been too scared to smoke them for fear of being caught by her parents.

4. How does Laura feel after her foray into the woods with the Canadians and with Donna?
(a) She feels regret that she had not gotten contact information from the Canadians so she could continue the relationship.
(b) She feels ashamed and worries that the kids at school will find out and will judge her.
(c) She feels triumphant at having gotten away with her actions and regrets having to go back to her role as daddy's little girl.
(d) She feels relieved that the potentially dangerous situation had not resulted in harm to her or to Donna.

5. What gift does Laura receive from her mother that makes her feel that she is still being treated like a child?
(a) A dollhouse.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) Costumes for playing dress-up.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Laura tries on Maddy's nice clothes, who does Maddy say Laura resembles?

2. The Log Lady tells Laura that "sometimes people go camping" (44) and that as a result, they do what?

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

4. To whom is Laura referring when she writes, "I think that the times that I have to go into the woods at night have poisoned me?" (55)

5. What song does Laura's mom sing to her when she cannot sleep or when she has bad dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laura feel when she tries smoking for the first time?

2. 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?

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

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

5. How is the theme of hope represented in the poem Laura writes on July 30, 1984, entitled "Someday Growing Up Will Come Easier"? (14)

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

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

8. How does Laura feel during the sexual experience with Rick and Josh and how does her feeling relate to the sexual abuse to which she has been subjected?

9. 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?

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

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