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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Louis get Ellie to leave home after the funeral in Chapter 41?
(a) He says her parents will be nicer to him if she and Ellie go visit them for a while.
(b) He says he's got a secret and will tell her when she returns.
(c) He tells her it's time he make up with her parents and they should get away from their memories of Gage for a bit.
(d) He tells her he doesn't love her anymore.

2. In Louis's dream in Chapter 40, what accomplishment does Gage earn?
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) He becomes an Eagle Scout.
(c) A Pulitzer prize for writing.
(d) An Olympic gold medal for swimming.

3. What premonition did Ellie have?
(a) That Rachel died in a wreck.
(b) That Oz killed Gage and Church.
(c) That Oz killed Jud.
(d) That Oz the Gweat and Tewwible killed Rachel.

4. Upon leaving Pleasantview Cemetery, what does Louis toss over the fence?
(a) His car keys.
(b) His tools and Gage's body.
(c) His tools.
(d) A tarp.

5. How does Louis open the grave-liner?
(a) He prays for the liner to open and it does.
(b) He breaks the concrete liner with sledge hammer.
(c) He threads his rope through the iron rings and lifts it open.
(d) It opens when he drops it.

6. What does Rachel fear might happen in Chapter 45?
(a) Louis might run away to Disney World.
(b) Louis might commit suicide.
(c) Jud might die in his sleep.
(d) Louis might have car trouble.

7. What role does Louis play at the funeral in Chapter 33?
(a) Singer.
(b) Eulogist.
(c) Pallbearer.
(d) Usher.

8. What makes Rachel think of Gage when she arrives at the first place she stops in Ludlow?
(a) The cat reminds her of Gage.
(b) She sees a lot of blood.
(c) She sees tiny, muddy tracks.
(d) Jud was singing a song about Gage.

9. Who does Rachel think she sees upstairs in Chapter 59?
(a) Steve.
(b) Norma.
(c) Zelda.
(d) Louis.

10. What car does Louis drive?
(a) A Honda Accord.
(b) An SUV.
(c) Datsun station wagon
(d) Honda Civic hatchback.

11. Who asks Louis at the airport if he's still mad at his father-in-law?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Jud.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Gage.

12. While on the plane to Chicago, which character visits Ellie in a dream to tell her something bad is going to happen?
(a) Jud.
(b) Gage.
(c) Mr. Goldman.
(d) Paxcow.

13. How does Louis pass the time as he waits in his hotel room?
(a) Prays.
(b) He watches TV.
(c) Reads the Bible on the nightstand.
(d) Looks out the window for hours.

14. How were all the cairns disturbed at the Indian burial site?
(a) Meddling kids.
(b) Louis kicked them over.
(c) They were disturbed when the grave occupants came back to life.
(d) They were old and in ruins.

15. Who insists in Chapter 45 that something is wrong with Louis?
(a) Gage.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Mr. Goldman.
(d) Jud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Louis comfort his family in Chapter 36?

2. What is the last happy day of Louis's life?

3. What is the reason for Jud's late night visit in Chapter 38?

4. Why doesn't Louis return home after dropping the family off at the airport?

5. What will Louis do if Gage becomes a monster?

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