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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's prediction comes true at the end of The Body?
2. When the friends are on their adventure, what do they do?
3. Who pulls a gun during a fight in The Body?
4. How did Morris Heisel's wife and daughter die?
5. What kills Kurt?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when a stand off ensues between Gordon, Chris, Teddy and Vern and Ace Merrill's gang?
2. Describe the scene when Sandra goes into labor and arrives at the hospital.
3. What happens when Ace Merrill's gang sees Chris, Vern, Teddy and Gordon at the site of Ray Brower's body?
4. What characters prediction comes true in The Body? What was the prediction?
5. Describe the club at 249B.
6. Who's dead body causes the four friends, Chris, Vern, Gordon and Teddy, to go on an adventure and what causes this person to die?
7. Describe what happens right after Emlyn delivers Sandra's baby.
8. What does Kurt do after he finds out he has been turned in to authorities for being a Nazi?
9. Who is Kurt's hospital roommate? How do they know each other?
10. Describe the relationship between Teddy Duchamp and his father.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Body: One of the four friends, Teddy, turns to drugs and alcohol, which leads to his horrific death. Why you think he turned to drugs and alcohol? Justify your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: Violence was a large aspect to the story of "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". Do you think Stephen King depicted the true violence that goes on in real prisons? Justify your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Apt Pupil: Todd was afraid to tell his parents about his failing grades. This led him to send Kurt Dussander to a parent-teacher meeting and pose as his grandfather. Why do you think Todd was so afraid to tell his parents the truth? Do you think Todd was ashamed of his behavior and his failing grades? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.
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