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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. Who begins the Ritual of Chud with It in the tunnel?

2. Where does Mike Hanlon first see Henry after the meeting is adjourned in the library?

3. Why do the Losers decide not to call the police in reaction to Henry's death?

4. What is the Silver Dollar?

5. Why does Henry Bowers chase Mike Hanlon into the train depot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mike identify the beginning and end of the cycle described in the Third Interlude?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. How do the other patrons in the bar react when Claud Heroux pulls out his ax and begins attacking people?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Various crimes are described in the novel. How do you think crimes are connected to It? Explain the connections between the crimes of people and the evil of It.

Essay Topic 2

Georgie Denbrough is presented at the beginning of the book as an innocent kid. Even his name, Georgie, suggests innocence and naivete. His life is suddenly torn away from him by It, disguised as Pennywise the Clown, who rips off his arm from the sewer drain. How do Georgie and It function as archetypal depictions of good and evil? Do you think these are the best representations of good and evil in the novel? Or would you argue there are stronger representations?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, Bill Denbrough comes across the concept of a glamour, a character that appears to people according to their imaginations. Write an essay explaining how the idea of the glamour is explored in the novel. Why do you think the word "glamour" is mentioned so few times in the novel?

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