Go Ask Alice

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Study Guide

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1. What are Alice’s first reactions to her new school?

2. How does Alice first become involved with drugs?

3. How well does Alice relate to her parents? Does she have a good relationship with her parents?

4. What is Alice’s attitude towards her parents?

5. Does Alice think that marijuana and LSD are addictive? Explain.

6. What are Alice’s reasons for running away from home the first time and going to San Francisco? Describe her experiences in San Francisco?

7. Why does Alice begin a second diary? What commitments does she make to herself when she decides to start “Diary Number Two”?

8. When Alice comes home after her experiences in Oregon, how do the other students at her high school treat her?

9. Who do you think should read Go Ask Alice? Defend your opinion.

10. What doe you think is the primary purpose behind the publication of Go Ask Alice? Do you think the book achieve s its purpose?