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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. What happens after Beverly Marsh returns home from the movie with Ben Hanscom and Richie Tozier?

2. Which of the following does not appear in a fortune cookie brought by the waitress?

3. What does the creature in the canal do to Adrian?

4. Why do Bill Denbrough and Richie Tozier go to the house on Neibolt Street?

5. Why does Mr. Nell tell the boys to tear down the dam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Ben Hanscom reacts to Mike Hanlon's phone call.

2. What is Juniper Hill and what character resides there?

3. Describe the first confrontation the young men have with Adrian.

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

5. What story does Bill tell the other boys at the dam and how do they respond?

6. Describe what happens when Bill looks through Georgie's photo album.

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

8. Why does Ben run away from Henry on the last day of school and what happens?

9. Describe Ben's dream that he has when he is hiding in the cave waiting for Henry to go away?

10. Describe what the young men and Adrian's lover see at the canal side and what the police office thinks they saw.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the idea of the Losers Club. Why is it named the Losers Club? How do the members of this club personify the name? How do they serve as contrasting figures to the name Losers? Why do you think Stephen King chose to use the name Losers Club in the novel? What type of first impression does this name give? With what does the Losers Club become synonymous?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, each of the characters sees their own manifestations of the character of It. Write an essay describing why the depictions of It vary between characters. Consider why this is significant. Many of the characters do see the clown, Pennywise, and he actually appears in some of the photographs. How do the different depictions vary? Is one depiction more real than another? Make sure to cite examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The children build a clubhouse under the ground, covering it with grass strips so that it cannot be found. What does the idea of a clubhouse mean? Do you think having a place to meet brought the children closer together? Explore ideas of place and space to define how the clubhouse is used in the novel. What value do the Losers place on the clubhouse?

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