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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 the leader of a gang of delinquents in The Body?

2. Where is Kurt when he finds out he's been turned in to authorities?

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

4. Who is from a family that is regarded as white trash?

5. When the friends are on their adventure, what do they do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the club at 249B.

4. What does Todd do after he finds out Kurt is dead?

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

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

7. In what way does the club at 249B appear to be in another dimension?

8. Describe the town of Castle Rock.

9. Who finds Ray Brower's body?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Apt Pupil: How did you feel about Kurt by the end of the story? Did you want to see him succeed at the end of the story and become successful and find a way out of his situation? Did your opinions of him have anything to do with him being one of the main characters in the story? Even though Kurt was a bad guy, is it hard to watch the main character in a story fall?

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

The Body: Vern is often referred to as simple and feeble throughout the story. He is also said to be afraid of adventure. If this is true, why do you believe he had friends who often led him into trouble as well as making him do things that he was afraid of? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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