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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 3, 1986-December 16, 1987.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura vow to stop doing in hopes that it will stop BOB from sexually abusing her?
(a) She vows to stop keeping BOB's abuse a secret from her parents.
(b) She vows to stop lying to her parents.
(c) She vows to stop thinking about sex.
(d) She vows to stop leaving her window unlocked.

2. Where is Laura's favorite hiding place for secret items she does not want her parents to see?
(a) In the hollow of her bedpost.
(b) In the hole in the wall of her closet.
(c) Behind the medicine cabinet in her bathroom.
(d) In the fort in the backyard.

3. What is NOT one piece of evidence Laura provides that she is doing well in school in the spring of 1986?
(a) She has finished two extra credit projects.
(b) She has a perfect GPA.
(c) She has made the Honor Roll.
(d) She is a member of the junior debate team.

4. What action does Bobby take to solve the problem that occurs during their flight away from the gunfight at the drug dealer's house?
(a) He drives around the barricade.
(b) He says he will send his older brother to retrieve his gun the following day.
(c) He switches over to his second gas tank.
(d) He shoots the man fighting with Leo.

5. What is the main reason during the Christmas vacation of 1985 that Laura is looking forward to school starting again?
(a) So she can finish her Ceramics project.
(b) So she can have activities to keep her busy.
(c) So she can talk to Donna again.
(d) So she can eat her favorite food in the cafeteria again.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Leo, Laura, and Bobby speed away from the drug dealer's house amidst a hail of gunfire, what does Laura see that causes her to panic again?

2. What does Laura say is the reason she needed her parents in the middle of the night a while back and thus inadvertently saw them having sex?

3. What action does Laura realize makes her nightmares seem less scary?

4. When Maddy tells Laura and Donna that she has brought cigarettes with her, what reason does she give for them being stale?

5. How old is Maddy when she comes to visit Laura's family for a week?

(see the answer key)

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