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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 action does Laura realize makes her nightmares seem less scary?
(a) Drawing pictures of them.
(b) Telling her mom about them.
(c) Telling Donna about them.
(d) Writing about them.

2. 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) Stuffed animals.
(c) Costumes for playing dress-up.
(d) Dolls.

3. Why do Laura, Donna, and Maddy cover up the light emanating from the house into the fort?
(a) They are worried that it will allow Laura's parents to spy on them in the night.
(b) They are telling scary stories and want it to be totally dark.
(c) They think it will interfere with their sleep.
(d) They agree that it ruins the feeling of being out in the woods alone.

4. 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 children could move away from home at age thirteen.
(b) If people had compassion for one another.
(c) If everyone lived in big cities.
(d) If people were all the same.

5. What is NOT one false thing Laura tells the reader that people say about her?
(a) She does not have any troubles.
(b) She is the happiest girl in the world.
(c) She loves her parents.
(d) She is the perfect daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does Laura live?

2. What story does Laura's mom tell about Laura at a dinner party that deeply embarrasses Laura and makes her wary of telling her things in the future?

3. What does Donna say when she sees Laura writing about how she will cry forever when her pony dies?

4. Maddy says that her life at home is fine, except for one thing. What does she say is that one thing?

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

(see the answer key)

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