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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 of the following is not something the clown turns into when The Losers are viewing the photos in the photo album.

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

3. What comes out of the cupboard in the house on Neibolt Street, frightening Beverly?

4. Why are the lumberjacks killed?

5. What character does Tom Rogan become in his nightmare at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the Indian ritual that the Losers decide to try and where they complete the ritual.

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

7. How is the body of Patrick Hockstetter that the Losers see in the tunnel different in 1958 than in 1985.

8. How is Henry Bowers killed and by whom?

9. Describe Bill Denbrough's encounter with Georgie in the tunnels.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ben Hanscom is hiding in the clubhouse, he dreams about the time he saw a mummy over the frozen canal. Tom and Audra, not members of the Losers Club but married to members, both have nightmares about the tunnels to which they have never been. Write an essay explaining the role of nightmares in the novel. What is the purpose of nightmares? What do nightmares represent? How do nightmares contribute to the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Several animals or creatures are introduced throughout the novel. For example, It manifests in the form of a bird and a werewolf. In addition, leeches fly out of the refrigerator and attack Patrick Hockstetter, and Bill Denbrough sees a turtle during a vision that says it created the universe by vomiting it up. Explore the role of animals within the novel. Why is the presence of animals important? What do the specific animals represent?

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