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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Leo, Bobby, and Laura go to the drug dealer's house, where is the house located?

2. What happens to Laura when she walks over to Highway 21 with the intention to hitchhike to Jacque's cabin?

3. What simile does Laura use to describe her claim that too many lies have entered her?

4. When Laura considers calling the police and having them wait at her house for BOB to show up, why does she decide against it?

5. When Johnny speaks his very first full sentence to Laura at the end of their very special day together, what does he say?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Bobby asks Laura on New Year's Eve if she thinks that cocaine is a problem for her, what is her reply?

2. What action does Laura finally take when she is desperate to stop her cocaine withdrawals?

3. How does Laura feel about the way in which she escaped the dangerous situation after being kidnapped by three truckers on the highway?

4. What is the significance of the list of 40 sets of initials within Laura's diary?

5. What behavior of Laura's is particularly worrisome to Laura's mom and what does Laura plan to do about it?

6. What is the source of Laura's belief that she fits in with a much older crowd at that party she attends with people who are all eight to ten years her senior?

7. What is the significance of the first sentence that Johnny speaks aloud?

8. What retort does BOB give to Laura's idea to call the police and tell them about the abuse BOB is inflicting on her?

9. How does Bobby respond when Laura calls him in the middle of the night after waking up from her death dream?

10. How does Bobby end up shooting a man as Laura, Leo, and Bobby flee the gunfire at the drug dealer's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of escapism demonstrated within the novel's narrative and what is the author communicating to the reader about this topic? Provide concrete details from the novel to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the theme of appearance versus reality is demonstrated within the novel and state the message the author is sending about this topic. Back up your argumentative points with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is Laura's character a walking paradox, particularly by the conclusion of the novel? What are these paradoxical qualities enlisted in order to express a particular message about the human condition and what is that message? Prove your claim with textual evidence from the novel.

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