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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 Mike Hanlon say controls Derry in his fourth diary entry?
2. Where do the Losers come out of the tunnels in the 1950s?
3. Why do most of the children leave the clubhouse after they start the Indian ritual?
4. Why does the Bradley Gang come to Derry?
5. What happens when Eddie leaves the grocery store where he spent his allowance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Losers respond when Henry is killed?
2. 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?
3. Describe the results of the rock fight in the gravel pit.
4. Describe the vision Bill Denbrough has when he is battling It telepathically.
5. Describe Bill Denbrough's encounter with Georgie in the tunnels.
6. Why and how did Patrick Hockstetter kill his infant brother when he was in kindergarten?
7. Describe the clubhouse that the Losers build.
8. Describe Bill and Audra Denbrough's preparation for and ride together on Silver.
9. Where did Henry receive his switchblade knife and what does he use it for?
10. Why do the Losers all go to 29 Neibolt Street together and what do they find?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Explore the idea of the Losers Club. Why is it named the Losers Club? How do the members of this club personify the name? How do they serve as contrasting figures to the name Losers? Why do you think Stephen King chose to use the name Losers Club in the novel? What type of first impression does this name give? With what does the Losers Club become synonymous?
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