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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 old is Sandra's baby when Emlyn meets it again?

2. What does the butler warn the members of the club at 249B not to do?

3. Who is the butler at the club at 249B?

4. Why does Emlyn McCarron admire Sandra?

5. What is Emlyn McCarron's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ace Merrill's gang sees Chris, Vern, Teddy and Gordon at the site of Ray Brower's body?

2. Describe the club at 249B.

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

4. What do the four friends, Chris, Vern, Gordon and Teddy, do while they are on their adventure to find the body of Ray Brower?

5. There are two things Emlyn says he likes about Sandra. What are they and what does this prove?

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

7. Who finds Ray Brower's body?

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

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

10. Describe the fate of Vern.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Body: Teddy is abused by his father when he returns from the war by having a hot plate held to his ear. His father is then sent to a military hospital.

1) Why do you think Teddy's father hurt him and do you think it had anything to do with his involvement in the war?

2) Even though Teddy was hurt by his father, he strongly sticks up for him if he is spoken poorly of. Why do you think this is?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: After Andy Dufresne escapes from Shawshank Prison, he goes to Mexico to live as well as hide. The story ends and we never find out what happens to him. Do you think Andy is ever found by police? Do you think Sam Norton would let Andy's escape go since he knew the truth of his innocence? Justify your answer with what you know about Sam Norton from the text.

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