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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July 22, 1984-October 12, 1985.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main thing about being grown up that Laura says she is looking forward to the most?
(a) Being the only person who can make her feel good or bad about her actions.
(b) Being the only one in control of how she spends her money.
(c) Getting to stay out as long as she wants.
(d) Having the ability to make her own money.

2. Laura says she thinks life would be easier if one thing were different about the world. What does she think would make life so much easier?
(a) If everyone lived in big cities.
(b) If children could move away from home at age thirteen.
(c) If people had compassion for one another.
(d) If people were all the same.

3. On the day of her cousin Maddy's arrival, why does Laura not accompany her father to pick Mandy up from the station?
(a) Her dad gets tired of waiting for her to get ready, so he leaves without her.
(b) She is too nervous so she stays home to calm herself down.
(c) She stays home to decorate the house for a welcome party.
(d) She sleeps in and her mom will not let her dad wake her up.

4. What gift does Laura receive from her mother that makes her feel that she is still being treated like a child?
(a) A dollhouse.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) Costumes for playing dress-up.

5. What is the last gift Laura opens on her twelfth birthday?
(a) A stereo.
(b) A diary.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laura vow in writing on September 15th, 1984 to stop writing in her diary for a very long time?

2. Laura says that sometimes her bedroom is the best place in the world, but says it is different other times. What does she say about those other times?

3. In addition to sandwiches, what two beverages does Laura's mom pack for the girls on the first night of Maddy's visit?

4. How does Benjamin Horne, Laura's father's boss, treat Laura?

5. What song do Laura, Donna, and Maddy try to sing in the fort while their mouths are full of candy?

(see the answer key)

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