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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mike Hanlon explores the site of the Kitchener Ironworks explosion, what does he see that frightens him?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A huge bird.
(d) A clown.

2. Who finds Georgie Denbrough's body?
(a) A friend.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) His parents.
(d) Bill Denbrough.

3. What was the nightclub called that was on the Derry military base and only for the colored men?
(a) The Derry Ale.
(b) The Tavern.
(c) The Black Spot.
(d) The Derrier.

4. When did the main characters of the book first meet?
(a) At work.
(b) At college.
(c) On a reunion to their home town.
(d) As children.

5. Where does Mike Hanlon live in grade school?
(a) With his grandparents on a farm.
(b) With his parents in the suburbs.
(c) With his brother in an apartment.
(d) With his parents on a working farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom Rogan find out that Beverly has gone to Derry?

2. What does Mike Hanlon note about the strange things that happen in Derry?

3. When Edward Cochran went missing, why didn't his parents report his absence?

4. Why doesn't Stan Uris get to tell a story about what he has seen after the boys complete the dam?

5. What does Patricia Uris find when she checks on Stanley in the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe similarities in the lives of the Losers Club members as adults.

2. Why is Adrian confronted for his "I love Derry" hat?

3. What do Eddie and Bill build together and where do they build it?

4. How does the death rate of Derry compare to that of other cities?

5. Why does Georgie go inside to talk to Bill and why isn't Bill outside playing with Georgie in the flood waters?

6. Describe Eddie Kaspbrask's reaction to the phone call he receives from Mike Hanlon?

7. How does Bill help Georgie?

8. How does Mike describe Derry in his diary?

9. What does Tom do to Kay to try to persuade her to tell him where Beverly went? What is her breaking point?

10. Describe what happens at the Black Spot in 1930 according to Mike's diary entry.

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