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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 fires Sandra from her job?

2. Who is Kurt's roommate at the hospital?

3. Why is the gang of older boys angry with the four friends in The Body?

4. How does Kurt die?

5. What does Kurt warn Todd to do when he finds out about the dead winos being discovered by police?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the fate of Chris Chambers.

3. 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?

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

5. Describe the town of Castle Rock.

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

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

8. What does Kurt do after he finds out he has been turned in to authorities for being a Nazi?

9. Describe the fate of Teddy Duchamp.

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

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

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.

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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