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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. Why do the four friends reveal about their town while on their adventure?

2. What kind of club is the club at 249B?

3. What state does The Body take place?

4. Who pulls a gun during a fight in The Body?

5. Who looks down upon unmarried, pregnant women but takes a liking to Sandra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene when Sandra goes into labor and arrives at the hospital.

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

3. Describe the location where Ray Brower's body is found.

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

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

6. Describe the relationship between Teddy Duchamp and his father.

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

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

9. Describe what happens right after Emlyn delivers Sandra's baby.

10. Describe the fate of Teddy Duchamp.

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

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: There is a strong lack of judgment by many of the characters. Which characters do you think had a lack of judgment? What makes you think these characters were unable to think things through properly in order to push them in the right direction instead of in the wrong direction? Give examples from the text to support your answer.

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