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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. How old is Maddy when she comes to visit Laura's family for a week?

2. When Laura proclaims that she has realized that BOB's name is a warning in itself, what does she mean?

3. Laura believes that BOB calls her by a certain name for a particular reason. What is that reason?

4. When Maddy tells Donna and Laura what it is like to have a period, what is NOT one thing she mentions?

5. What does Donna say when she sees Laura writing about how she will cry forever when her pony dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Donna's role as a foil within the novel. How does her character slowly emerge as a foil to Laura's character and what is the author trying to achieve with the juxtaposition of those two characters? Prove your claims with textual evidence from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Laura's meeting with the Log Lady. What is the author's purpose for including this scene and what message does the scene send to the reader? Support your answer with quotes from the scene and from elsewhere within the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the time lapses within the novel, particularly the ones that span months between diary entries. What purpose do those lapses serve and how do they support the reader's developing understanding of the changes occurring within Laura's persona? Back up your points with quotes from the text.

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