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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 do Anonymous's parents react when she tells them about what's been happening at school?

2. What happens to Anonymous at school near the beginning of Part 6?

3. What does Anonymous decide she's going to do after she graduates from high school?

4. What happens to Anonymous that motivates her to tell her parents what has been going on at school?

5. Near the end of Part 8, what does the narrator say that her diary has been for the last several months?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Anonymous doesn't want to tell her parents about her problems at school and with the "flashback?"

2. What does Anonymous decide to do when she finishes high school? Do you think that this is a realistic goal (why/why not)?

3. What does the narrator think about doing after her parents become stricter in Part 5, and why is this important?

4. What does Anonymous have repeated visions of in Part 6, and what do you think these visions signify?

5. Why does Anonymous think that she's unworthy of the love and support of Joel and her family? Do you think she's right?

6. Why does Anonymous decide not to start a new diary at the end of Part 8?

7. What does Anonymous talk to Tim about at the beginning of Part 6, and how does Anonymous feel towards her brother afterward?

8. What does Anonymous give to her father for her birthday, and why do you think he is almost in tears when he receives that gift?

9. Why do you think that the narrator says that she's happy to be back on drugs at the beginning of Part 5?

10. Describe Anonymous's experience in New York, and why you think it is important to the story.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part 2 of Go Ask Alice, the narrator compares herself to Alice from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland series. Read a summary of Through the Looking Glass, then compare and contrast the narrator to Alice.

Essay Topic 2

Loneliness is a strong factor in why the narrator acts and thinks as she does. Why do you think that narrator is so lonely? How does this loneliness influence her actions throughout the story?

Essay Topic 3

Go Ask Alice contains many themes that some parents may find offensive, making them reluctant to allow their children to read it. Write a persuasive essay explaining why you think Go Ask Alice should (or shouldn't) be taught to high school students.

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