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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 object does Laura notice on the floor of the truck after the cocaine robbery that causes her to hit a cat?
2. 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?
3. To what substance does Laura become severely addicted in the spring of 1987?
4. When Laura writes that "temporary happiness is better than" (90) something on the way to the drug dealer's house, what does she say is worse than temporary happiness?
5. What happens to Laura when she walks over to Highway 21 with the intention to hitchhike to Jacque's cabin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action does Laura finally take when she is desperate to stop her cocaine withdrawals?
2. What behavior of Laura's is particularly worrisome to Laura's mom and what does Laura plan to do about it?
3. What is Laura's relationship with Johnny?
4. 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?
5. When BOB tells Laura she has become everything he predicted she would, what is her reply?
6. What is the significance of the first sentence that Johnny speaks aloud?
7. How does Laura feel about the way in which she escaped the dangerous situation after being kidnapped by three truckers on the highway?
8. What is the significance of the list of 40 sets of initials within Laura's diary?
9. What types of pictures in Fleshworld magazine bother Laura?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the novel's treatment regarding the theme of hope? Discuss who has or does not have hope, and when, ultimately putting forth a claim stating the author's message about the nature of hope. Provide concrete details from the novel to support your claim.
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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