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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Bobby give for slamming on his brakes and spinning the truck on the way to the drug dealer's house?
(a) He thought he saw someone walking and did not want to hit him.
(b) He saw an owl in the road.
(c) He saw a speed limit sign.
(d) He thought he heard a siren.

2. What do Bobby and Laura do to celebrate New Year's Eve?
(a) They watch the town fireworks display.
(b) They lie out under the stars with other couples.
(c) They build a bonfire.
(d) They take shots of tequila.

3. When Laura walks to Leo's house in order to get drugs, what is the reason he cannot come to the door?
(a) Because he is in the shower.
(b) Because he is in the middle of a drug deal.
(c) Because he is passed out on the couch.
(d) Because he is in his bedroom with a girl.

4. In addition to having more money, what reason does Laura give for wanting to get a job that will pay her every two weeks?
(a) Then she will be able to save for a car.
(b) Then she will be able to tell her mom that she eats dinner at work.
(c) Then she will be able to save for college.
(d) Then she will be able to be away from home more often.

5. What does Laura give Donna for Christmas?
(a) She cleans her whole room for two Saturdays in a row.
(b) She embellishes Donna's own denim jacket with beads and thread.
(c) She gives her a bottle of her favorite perfume.
(d) She gives her a fluffy sweater.

6. When Laura decides to enter the Fantasy of the Month contest held by Fleshworld magazine, what prize does she hope to win?
(a) A pictorial in the spring issue.
(b) $100.
(c) $200.
(d) A lifetime subscription to Fleshworld.

7. When Laura wakes up from a dream in which BOB told her that she would not have any sexual knowledge without him, what is NOT one feeling she has when she awakes?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Guilty.

8. What type of weapon does Bobby bring to the drug dealer's house in case he needs to protect himself?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A taser.
(c) A knife.
(d) A chain.

9. What social issue gets Laura fired up about volunteering her time for the cause?
(a) Elder care.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Domestic violence.
(d) Sexual abuse.

10. 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?
(a) Bobby tells her he has forgotten his pistol in the house.
(b) The road up ahead is closed.
(c) There is a stranger in the bed of the truck fighting with Leo.
(d) The truck runs out of gas.

11. Besides being glued to the television, what other reason does Laura give for both Leo and Bobby being unwilling to accompany her to her destination?
(a) They do not "trust each other with that mountain of cocaine" (95).
(b) They worry that their "dilated pupils" (95) will give them away.
(c) They love the "macho thrill of sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine" (95).
(d) They "could not be less hungry" (95).

12. When Laura says she cannot allow herself to feel sorry for Leo's wife Shelley, what reason does she give?
(a) Because then she would never be able to see Leo again.
(b) Because she hates Shelley.
(c) Because she is no longer capable of feeling normal emotions.
(d) Because Shelley does not deserve her pity.

13. When Leo, Bobby, and Laura go to the drug dealer's house, where is the house located?
(a) In Mill Town.
(b) In New Beach.
(c) In Prairie Town.
(d) In Low Town.

14. When Laura considers calling the police and having them wait at her house for BOB to show up, why does she decide against it?
(a) She thinks BOB would kill her for revenge.
(b) She does not think the police would believe her.
(c) She thinks BOB would know her plan and would not come.
(d) She thinks her parents may know about BOB and she does not want to go against their wishes.

15. Who helps the elderly, frail woman out of the diner when she is struggling to open the door?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Donna.
(c) Norma.
(d) Laura.

Short Answer Questions

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?

2. When Laura says that she wishes she were younger again when she used to not remember specifics of BOB's abuse, what does she say she HAD been aware of?

3. What does Laura mean when she directs her writing to BOB, saying, "I can feel you deciding how and when" (90).

4. When Laura writes that "temporary happiness is better than" (90) something on the way to the drug dealer's house, what does she say is worse than temporary happiness?

5. Where does Jacques hide Laura's Christmas present so she can find it when he tells her to?

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