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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. How does Tom Rogan find out that Beverly has gone to Derry?

2. During their first meeting back in town, what does Mike Hanlon point out that is similar among all surviving members of the Losers Club?

3. During their first meeting back in town, what does Mike Hanlon tell the group caused him to call them back to Derry?

4. How is the person whose murder the police are investigating described?

5. Why is Ben Hanscom running from Henry Bowers the day that school lets out for the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dorsey Cochran killed and why is it significant?

2. What does Georgie build and where does he get the idea?

3. What happens when Beverly calls out to the voices she hears in the drain and how does she react?

4. What is Juniper Hill and what character resides there?

5. How are the events surrounding Adrian's death at the canal handled by the police and the community?

6. What is the Standpipe and why was it closed?

7. How does Bill help Georgie?

8. Describe Ben's reaction to seeing Henry at the movies.

9. Why does Ben run away from Henry on the last day of school and what happens?

10. Describe similarities in the lives of the Losers Club members as adults.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, there is an emphasis on hate crimes and crimes of discrimination. Adrian is attacked because he is a homosexual. The Black Spot is burned down by members of what seem to be the KKK. And, Beverly is abused by her husband, presumably because he believes that women have their place. Explain the connections between hate crimes in the novel. How is discrimination played out? Why do you think King chose to use these themes within his novel?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the book, Mike Hanlon concludes that in time they will all forget what has happened. The ink with which he wrote down the numbers and names of his friends is already fading. Write an essay exploring the role that forgetting and repression play in the novel. On the other hand, consider what role memory plays.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, each of the characters sees their own manifestations of the character of It. Write an essay describing why the depictions of It vary between characters. Consider why this is significant. Many of the characters do see the clown, Pennywise, and he actually appears in some of the photographs. How do the different depictions vary? Is one depiction more real than another? Make sure to cite examples from the book to support your arguments.

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