1. What reason does Laura give for accepting the apology from the man who had strangled her into unconsciousness outside of the drug dealer's house?
(a) She had regained consciousness and felt okay.
(b) It was preferable to being killed with his gun.
(c) She knew she had made some grave mistakes in the past.
(d) She understood why he had done it.

2. When Laura's dad takes her to a mystery location on her birthday, where do they end up going?
(a) The BOB Petting Zoo.
(b) The Broken Circle Stables.
(c) The Horne Farm.
(d) The Triple K Ranch.

3. 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 fort in the backyard.
(c) Behind the medicine cabinet in her bathroom.
(d) In the hole in the wall of her closet.

4. When Laura hears her dad complain to her mom that Laura wants to be alone around the new year, how does Laura's mom reply?
(a) She says Laura does nothing except write in her diary.
(b) She says parents are like the plague to teenagers.
(c) She says Laura has not been herself lately.
(d) She says Laura has painful menstrual cramps.

5. What reason does Laura give when she says she does not think she would make a good mother?
(a) She says that she does not like the naïveté of children.
(b) She says that too many bad things happen to her sometimes at night, referring to the sexual abuse.
(c) She says that she does not like boys but that she considers it necessary for a child to have a father.
(d) She says that children remind her of the innocence she has lost.