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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 is NOT one thing Laura says reminds her of cocaine?
2. When Laura speaks of herself in the third person one time within her diary and addresses her words to BOB, what does she write?
3. What social issue gets Laura fired up about volunteering her time for the cause?
4. What reason does Laura give for being attracted to Ronnette?
5. On Christmas Eve of 1987, when Laura is on her way outside to escape her mom's constant playing of Christmas Carols, why does her dad stop her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Bobby and Laura spend New Year's Eve of 1987?
2. How is the theme of appearance versus reality evident in the scene in which Laura has just finished working on Donna's jacket and her mom comes into her room?
3. What shocking act does Laura perform at the party to win a $100 bet?
4. What action does Laura finally take when she is desperate to stop her cocaine withdrawals?
5. How does Laura feel after the party at which she won a sexual bet and hung around with people ten years older?
6. How does BOB know the details of the orgy that Laura attended?
7. Discuss the meaning of Laura's poem on page 128 entitled "In the Eyes of the Visitor."
8. When BOB tells Laura she has become everything he predicted she would, what is her reply?
9. What is the significance of the list of 40 sets of initials within Laura's diary?
10. What behavior of Laura's is particularly worrisome to Laura's mom and what does Laura plan to do about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perform a psychoanalytical criticism of the novel, grounding your analysis in Laura's writings within her diary. Include quotes from both the novel and from scholarly sources focused on psychoanalytical techniques.
Essay Topic 2
Explore the novel's status as an early example of a tie-in novel. How did the popularity of the series Twin Peaks and the novel The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer foreshadow the current proliferation of fan fiction, tie-in literature, comic conventions, and series spin-offs? What does this popularity demonstrate about the modern consumer of media and how do the novel's forewords by Mark Frost and David Lynch, the creators of the Twin Peaks series, connect to these elements?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways is humor shown to be an effective survival strategy within the novel? Prove your points with concrete examples from the text.
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