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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. Which member of the Loser's club does It disguise itself as?

2. What does Mike Hanlon say controls Derry in his fourth diary entry?

3. What does Bill find outside of the pumping station when they go into the tunnels as adults?

4. What response do they get when the Losers call the library after Henry's death?

5. Why does Eddie laugh after he breaks his arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Losers respond when Henry is killed?

2. What happens when Mike brings his father's photo album to the clubhouse?

3. How is the Bradley Gang killed?

4. How and where do the children make the silver slugs?

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

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

7. Describe Bill and Audra Denbrough's preparation for and ride together on Silver.

8. How does Beverly Marsh solve the problem when everyone is frightened, lost, and pulling away from each other in the caves in 1958? What is the result of her actions?

9. What happens when Audra first wakes up from her nightmare in the hotel room and how does she react?

10. Why and how did Patrick Hockstetter kill his infant brother when he was in kindergarten?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, there is an emphasis on hate crimes and crimes of discrimination. Adrian is attacked because he is a homosexual. The Black Spot is burned down by members of what seem to be the KKK. And, Beverly is abused by her husband, presumably because he believes that women have their place. Explain the connections between hate crimes in the novel. How is discrimination played out? Why do you think King chose to use these themes within his novel?

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