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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. Whose friendship does Laura write seems to be deteriorating on April 23, 1986?
2. What does Laura write she dreamed she was in August 7, 1984?
3. At what time of night is Laura's August 4, 1986 written?
4. Laura writes on August 4, 1986 that she is fully aware of what?
5. One of the key themes of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer is what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Laura write the entry from August 11, 1984? What watches over her?
2. What is established stylistically in the first entries of the book? What is notable of the narrative voice?
3. What does Laura write attacked her in a dream on November 20, 1985? Why does she believe she is having nightmares?
4. Describe the change in narrative style in Part 5, August 3, 1986 to October 1, 1986. What causes the change?
5. What is the basis of the source material for The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer? What is the subject of the book?
6. What does Laura describe in the entry from September 11, 1986? When was it written?
7. To whom does Laura write directly in her entry from September 15, 1984? Why?
8. What did Laura describe happening with the Canadian boys on October 20, 1985?
9. What is the subject of Laura's poem on April 24, 1986? How does this entry end?
10. Whose death does Laura mourn in the entries from October 3, 1985? What is the subject of these entries?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the narrative style of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. What is the voice and tense of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Laura and Donna's experience with the Canadian boys. Where did they meet? What took place?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the characters at the Double R Diner. Who owns the diner? Who works there? What connection does Laura have to the diner?
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