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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. What is the only way to stop a glamour?
2. What has happened to the ink with which Mike wrote his friends' numbers?
3. Who did Patrick Hockstetter kill when he was in kindergarten?
4. What comes out of the cupboard in the house on Neibolt Street, frightening Beverly?
5. Where is Mike Hanlon when the novel ends?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the results of the rock fight in the gravel pit.
2. How do the other patrons in the bar react when Claud Heroux pulls out his ax and begins attacking people?
3. How does Beverly Marsh solve the problem when everyone is frightened, lost, and pulling away from each other in the caves in 1958? What is the result of her actions?
4. Why do the Losers all go to 29 Neibolt Street together and what do they find?
5. How is Henry Bowers killed and by whom?
6. Where did Henry receive his switchblade knife and what does he use it for?
7. How does It die, and who kills It?
8. How does Mike identify the beginning and end of the cycle described in the Third Interlude?
9. How do the Losers respond when Henry is killed?
10. Why does the pharmacist pull Eddie into his office and what does he tell him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several scenes from the novel take place inside of the library. What scenes take place here? Why do they take place here? What significance does the library have? What does the library represent? Do we see an exchange of ideas in the library? Is the library filled with knowledge or with evil? Are they different?
Essay Topic 2
Many people place a lot of weight on names. In the book, Claud Heroux serves almost as a vigilante figure, killing those who have committed crimes against the innocent. Do you think his name, which could be pronounced "hero," is earned? Do you think this name was given intentionally for this reason? Do you think Heroux can be seen as a hero in the novel? Why or why not? Support your response with evidence from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Various crimes are described in the novel. How do you think crimes are connected to It? Explain the connections between the crimes of people and the evil of It.
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