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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. Why does Eddie Cochran decide to spend the night at the park?
(a) He is afraid of the ghosts that live in his house.
(b) He knows his mother will punish him because of his bad grades.
(c) He knows his stepfather will beat him because of his bad grades.
(d) He is afraid Henry Bowers will attack him.

2. What does Mike Hanlon note about the strange things that happen in Derry?
(a) They happen mostly to the elderly.
(b) They aren't so bad.
(c) They are continual.
(d) They happen in cycles.

3. Where do the members of the Losers Club first meet up when they return to Derry as adults?
(a) A local restaurant.
(b) The Barrens.
(c) A local motel.
(d) The library.

4. What was decided to be the cause of death for Dorsey Cochran?
(a) Dorsey overdosed.
(b) Dorsey had been strangled.
(c) Dorsey had been beaten to death with a blunt instrument.
(d) Dorsey committed suicide.

5. What happens when Georgie Denbrough reaches in to retrieve the boat?
(a) He throws up.
(b) His arm is ripped off.
(c) He is pulled into the drain.
(d) He falls into the drain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Henry Bowers attacks Ben Hanscom, what does he do?

2. To whom does Ben Hanscom write a postcard at the library?

3. Why is Ben Hanscom running from Henry Bowers the day that school lets out for the summer?

4. Why does Bill Denbrough ride quickly into town, leaving Ben with Eddie?

5. What creature do both the young men and Adrian's lover claim to see in the canal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Georgie die and who kills him?

2. When Eddie is at the field where the children used to play baseball, he sees someone pop up to grab a baseball that has appeared. Who is this person and who does the person change into?

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

4. What reason does the author speculate might be why Bill wanted the bike (Silver)?

5. Why was the Black Spot created?

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

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

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

9. Where does Ben go on his walking tour and what is his experience?

10. How is Dorsey Cochran killed and why is it significant?

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