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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On July 25, 1986, Laura describes her recent birthday. How old did she turn?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.
2. How many young men does Laura retell meeting on October 20, 1985?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.
3. What did Laura do when her boyfriend told her he loved her, as written on October 1, 1986?
(a) Laughed at him.
(b) Ran away.
(c) Cried.
(d) Said she loved him too.
4. What almost attacked Laura, as she describes on July 25, 1986?
(a) An owl.
(b) A bat.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A snake.
5. In what year is the first entry of "The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer" written?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1986.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Laura write she hopes "doesn't come tonight" in her second diary entry?
2. What is the name of the television show that the characters and events of the book originated from?
3. What drug does Laura write of longing for on June 21, 1986?
4. Where does Laura write that "he" takes her on June 22, 1986, at night?
5. What is Laura's father's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the subject of Laura's entry from April 23, 1986? How long had it been since she'd written?
2. What does Laura describe doing on her fourteenth birthday? What has changed about her?
3. What does Laura describe in the entry from September 11, 1986? When was it written?
4. Whose death does Laura mourn in the entries from October 3, 1985? What is the subject of these entries?
5. Describe the symbolism in Laura and Donna's friendship as it evolves in Part 4, April 23, 1986 to July 25, 1986. How does it tie into the narrative's themes?
6. Describe the major thematic elements in Part 5, August 3, 1986 to October 1, 1986. How do these reflect the protagonist?
7. What is the significance of owls in the narrative?
8. When and where does Laura write her entry from August 6, 1986?
9. What does Laura describe in her first diary entry? What occasion begins the narrative?
10. What does Laura question about religion on August 7, 1984? How does this tie to the narrative's themes?
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