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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 perplexes Louis about the dying man in the campus clinic on the first day of school?

2. Louis examines Norma and discovers that her doctor is...

3. Where does Louis awake in Chapter 17?

4. Which word completes the prophetic phrase spoken to Louis by two different people: "The soil of a man's heart is..."

5. In Chapter 12, what is Louis working on when he is summoned to an emergency?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the dead man tell Louis and why?

2. Why does Louis visit the Pet Sematary after dinner in Chapter 18 and what does he do when he is there?

3. What happens as the family stares at their new home for the first time?

4. How does Louis explain to Ellie about the cat getting "fixed."

5. What secret does Jud and Louis keep from their wives in Chapter 25 and who decides it must be kept a secret?

6. What do the Indians believe about the Wendigo and how does this belief affect their sacred burial grounds?

7. Who told Jud about the Indian burial ground and why?

8. What does Louis notice about the family pet after getting it neutered? What do the other family members notice?

9. Why doesn't Louis doubt Jud's tale about the evil powers at the Indian burial grounds?

10. Discuss the difference between Louis's and Rachel's thoughts regarding death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tone of Pet Sematary. How did the author reveal the tone and from whose point of view? Was the tone consistent throughout the book or did it seem to fluctuate? Include examples from the story with your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Pet Sematary. How did it flow? How did the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

Essay Topic 3

There are four points of view in which literature is usually written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

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