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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. Where were the young men from that Laura describes in October 12, 1985?

2. What drug does Laura write of experiencing on October 12, 1985?

3. Who does Laura write torments her on June 22, 1986?

4. What is the title of the poem Laura wrote on November 13, 1985?

5. What drug does Laura write of longing for on June 21, 1986?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the death of Laura's cat foreshadow in the narrative? How?

2. What does Laura question about religion on August 7, 1984? How does this tie to the narrative's themes?

3. What does Laura describe doing on her fourteenth birthday? What has changed about her?

4. What is the subject of Laura's poem on November 13, 1985? Who is referenced in the poem?

5. What themes arise in Laura's entries from Part 3, October 3 1985 to December 16, 1985? What motifs?

6. What imagery does Laura use in describing her dream on August 7 1984? What foreshadowing is indicated?

7. What are some of the principle examples of foreshadowing used in Laura's first diary entries? What do they foretell?

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 is the significance of owls in the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some examples of foreshadowing used in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. What events in the beginning of the novel indicate the narrative's outcome?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motifs of sex and drugs in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. How does the author use these motifs to further the narrative's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the source material for The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Where were the characters and the setting developed and by whom?

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