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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. 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)
(a) Bobby.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Donna.
(d) BOB.

2. The Log Lady tells Laura that "sometimes people go camping" (44) and that as a result, they do what?
(a) Learn things they should not.
(b) Commune with nature.
(c) Get lost.
(d) Don't come back.

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

4. Laura's dream about the animal wanting to bite off her foot, Laura thinks that her mind is punishing her for what transgression?
(a) Her use of marijuana.
(b) Her jealousy of Donna.
(c) Her sexual experience with the Canadians.
(d) Her cigarette-smoking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On August 6, 1986, Laura reports that she no longer sleeps at all. What is her reason?

2. What song do Laura, Donna, and Maddy try to sing in the fort while their mouths are full of candy?

3. What happens within Maddy's dreams about Laura?

4. Maddy's advice to Laura about life is that there are lots of things in life that do not seem right at first. What does she say eventually happens?

5. While planning how to avoid further nightmares like her biting dream, Laura vows not to let anyone hurt her anymore. Instead, she vows to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What prompts Laura to proclaim that she is not sure that the Log Lady had been talking about the right Laura Palmer when she had predicted a happy life?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. When Donna leaves the fort to go to the bathroom, Maddy uses the opportunity to tell Laura something. How do her comments depict the novel's theme of prophecy?

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

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

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