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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 Ben Hanscom find along the path which It has tried to escape in 1985?
2. Which of the following does Eddie not tell his mom when he wakes up in the hospital?
3. Why do the members of the Losers Club go to 29 Neibolt Street together?
4. Why does Henry Bowers chase Mike Hanlon into the train depot?
5. Who calls the police after Eddie breaks his arm?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Claud Heroux attack the men at the Silver Dollar?
2. Describe the vision Bill Denbrough has when he is battling It telepathically.
3. 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?
4. Describe the Indian ritual that the Losers decide to try and where they complete the ritual.
5. Why does Mike Hanlon think he will forget the events of their experience with It?
6. What promise do the Losers make in 1958 when they come out of the tunnels and how do they seal this promise?
7. Describe Bill and Audra Denbrough's preparation for and ride together on Silver.
8. How does Mike identify the beginning and end of the cycle described in the Third Interlude?
9. Describe the clubhouse that the Losers build.
10. Who is at the dump when Beverly goes there alone to practice her slingshot and what does she see?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At one point in the novel, Bill Denbrough says, "The town is It, and It is the town." What does Bill mean by this? How are the town and It interconnected? Can It survive without the town? Can the town survive without It? What would Derry be like without It?
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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