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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. Why does Eddie Cochran decide to spend the night at the park?

2. What happens to the clown in regards to the attack on Adrian?

3. What does Bill Denbrough do for a living?

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

5. Where do the members of the Losers Club first meet up when they return to Derry as adults?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the fortune cookies the waitress brings at the local restaurant have inside?

4. How does Mike describe Derry in his diary?

5. What is the subject of the movies the Richie, Ben, and Beverly see? What does Richie see in the house on Neibolt Street? Are these connected?

6. Why was the Black Spot created?

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

8. What is the Standpipe and why was it closed?

9. How are the events surrounding Adrian's death at the canal handled by the police and the community?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Stan is contacted by Mike Hanlon to join the group in Derry, he ends the phone call, walks up stairs, and kills himself. Write an essay describing the significance of Stan's suicide in the novel. How do you think this suicide plays into the novel? Is it significant that not all of the Losers Club can meet in 1985? What does Stan's suicide foreshadow about the rest of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, there is an emphasis on time and the presence of time cycles. What is significant about the portrayal of these cycles? Why do you think the author chooses to portray events as happening in these cycles? What examples does Mike Hanlon provide to support his argument that things happen in cycles?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the book, Mike Hanlon concludes that in time they will all forget what has happened. The ink with which he wrote down the numbers and names of his friends is already fading. Write an essay exploring the role that forgetting and repression play in the novel. On the other hand, consider what role memory plays.

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