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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 not one of the four friends in The Body?
2. Who is Vern's older brother?
3. Who is the narrator of The Breathing Method?
4. How does Ray Brower die?
5. What do readers find out about the four friends at the end of The Body?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who finds Ray Brower's body?
2. What does Kurt do after he finds out he has been turned in to authorities for being a Nazi?
3. How does Kurt find out that he has been turned in to authorities?
4. What did Emlyn do during the years after Sandra's death?
5. 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?
6. What happens when a stand off ensues between Gordon, Chris, Teddy and Vern and Ace Merrill's gang?
7. Describe the fate of Chris Chambers.
8. Describe the town of Castle Rock.
9. What do the four friends, Chris, Vern, Gordon and Teddy, do while they are on their adventure to find the body of Ray Brower?
10. How is Emlyn able to deliver Sandra's baby?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Body: What do you think caused three of the four friends to end up with such bad fates? Explain each of the four friends choices throughout the story and explain why things went so wrong for three of them.
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
Apt Pupil: After the meeting Kurt has with Ed French about Todd's failing grades, Kurt makes Todd study when he visits. What role does Kurt take on for Todd and why might this be important to the objective of "Apt Pupil".
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