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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. Who is from a family that is regarded as white trash?

2. Who fires Sandra from her job?

3. What state does The Body take place?

4. Compared to his brother, how does Gordon feel?

5. Where did the friends tell their parents were going?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a stand off ensues between Gordon, Chris, Teddy and Vern and Ace Merrill's gang?

2. What characters prediction comes true in The Body? What was the prediction?

3. What is Emlyn McCarron's profession and how does he meet Sandra Stansfield?

4. How is Emlyn able to deliver Sandra's baby?

5. Describe the fate of Chris Chambers.

6. Who is Kurt's hospital roommate? How do they know each other?

7. Who finds Ray Brower's body?

8. Describe the fate of Teddy Duchamp.

9. What did Emlyn do during the years after Sandra's death?

10. Describe the fate of Vern.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Body: Of the four friends, three died horrific deaths.

1) How did each friend die?

2) What led to each friends death?

3) Which death was the most tragic? Explain why you think so.

Essay Topic 2

Apt Pupil: In the story Todd and Kurt both have nightmares due to the stories Kurt tells of the concentration camps.Do you think Kurt was wrong for being blackmailed by such a young person and do you think he had any way out of the situation? Do you think Kurt should have tried to cover up some of the things that went on at the concentration camps due to Todd's age, even though Todd wanted to know all of the details? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

The Breathing Method: The club at 249B was for men only and was said to be in another dimension. Emlyn's story about Sandra being alive for several minutes after she was decapitated seems to be a made up tale. Why do you think Stephen King would have such an unbelievable tale be told in a club that seems to be in another world or dimension? Justify your answer with examples from the text.

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