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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 does Mike see in the refrigerator in the library when he goes to get his beer?

2. What happens when Eddie leaves the grocery store where he spent his allowance?

3. Who becomes so frightened by the photo album Mike brings that he slams the book closed and becomes hysterical.

4. How does Eddie Kaspbrak attack It in the tunnels in 1985?

5. Who tries to block Mike Hanlon's call to the hospital after Henry Bowers attacks him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Henry receive his switchblade knife and what does he use it for?

2. Why do the Losers all go to 29 Neibolt Street together and what do they find?

3. Who is at the dump when Beverly goes there alone to practice her slingshot and what does she see?

4. Describe the results of the rock fight in the gravel pit.

5. Describe the vision that Richie has as a result of the Indian ritual?

6. How does It die, and who kills It?

7. Why does Claud Heroux attack the men at the Silver Dollar?

8. How is Henry Bowers killed and by whom?

9. Why does the pharmacist pull Eddie into his office and what does he tell him?

10. Why does Mike Hanlon think he will forget the events of their experience with It?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mike Hanlon reaches the conclusion, when explaining the attacks at the Silver Dollar, that adults are not able to process the events happening in Derry. Why does he come to this conclusion? Reading the novel, do you come to the same conclusion? What makes children and adults process things differently? Have adults given up on the ability to overcome evil?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Patrick Hockstetter is a sociopath, Beverly Marsh marries an abusive man, and Mike Hanlon is determined to get the group back together to conquer It once and for all. Each of the characters not only has physical characteristics that identify them, but also a set of emotional or mental characteristics. Select any character from the novel and explore the psychology behind their behavior. If you use technical information, make sure to research your claims and cite all of your sources.

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