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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Log Lady tell Laura about owls?

2. How does Laura feel after her foray into the woods with the Canadians and with Donna?

3. Why does Laura vow in writing on September 15th, 1984 to stop writing in her diary for a very long time?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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 do stuffed animals symbolize within the first diary entry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel's classification as a work within the bildungsroman genre. What messages is the author sending through her depiction of Laura's psychological and moral growth throughout her formative years? Include concrete details from the novel's diary entries to prove your claims.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does the novel provide a realistic depiction of how suffering sexual abuse can affect a young person's psyche and behavior. Include both concrete details from the novel and concrete details from your research in order to prove your claims.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of escapism demonstrated within the novel's narrative and what is the author communicating to the reader about this topic? Provide concrete details from the novel to support your claim.

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