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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. When Laura begins to put on sexual shows for others, what does she say she is thinking about during those shows?

2. After Leo, Laura, and Bobby speed away from the drug dealer's house amidst a hail of gunfire, what does Laura see that causes her to panic again?

3. What social issue gets Laura fired up about volunteering her time for the cause?

4. What action does Bobby take to solve the problem that occurs during their flight away from the gunfight at the drug dealer's house?

5. What reason does Laura give for accepting the apology from the man who had strangled her into unconsciousness outside of the drug dealer's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bobby respond when Laura calls him in the middle of the night after waking up from her death dream?

2. How do Bobby and Laura spend New Year's Eve of 1987?

3. How does Laura feel after the party at which she won a sexual bet and hung around with people ten years older?

4. What is the significance of the first sentence that Johnny speaks aloud?

5. What is the source of Laura's belief that she fits in with a much older crowd at that party she attends with people who are all eight to ten years her senior?

6. When Bobby asks Laura on New Year's Eve if she thinks that cocaine is a problem for her, what is her reply?

7. What shocking act does Laura perform at the party to win a $100 bet?

8. What happens in the only dream Laura has about her dad?

9. What happens at the Double R Diner on Christmas Eve that makes Laura feel victorious?

10. How does Laura feel about the way in which she escaped the dangerous situation after being kidnapped by three truckers on the highway?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of vulnerability demonstrated within the novel and what is the author's message about this topic? Prove your points with concrete details from the novel.

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