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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 is the Silver Dollar?

2. Who did Patrick Hockstetter kill when he was in kindergarten?

3. Ben tells the other members of the Losers Club about a ritual ceremony that the Indians perform. What is not involved in this ceremony?

4. What encounter does Beverly remember on the way back to the hotel from the library?

5. In the newly finished clubhouse, what do the children decide to make to kill It?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the vision Bill Denbrough has when he is battling It telepathically.

2. Describe Eddie's attempt to escape from Henry after he leaves the grocery store where he spent his allowance.

3. Describe the Ritual of Chud.

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

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

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

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. How does It die, and who kills It?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexuality seems to surround Beverly, the only female member of the Losers Club. How does sexuality surround Beverly? Why do you think all of the sexuality of the book seems to surround Beverly? What does this say about this character? Why is sexuality important to the novel? Is sexuality considered a positive or negative influence in Derry?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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