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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the grave markers for the pet cemetery?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Parents.
(c) Children.
(d) A vet.

2. Who is spending Thanksgiving in Chicago?
(a) The Pascow family.
(b) Rachel and the kids.
(c) The Creed family.
(d) Jud and Norma.

3. In Chapter 16, terror drives Louis to his knees when he sees...
(a) A writhing mass of moving bones.
(b) A dark path.
(c) A cliff.
(d) A pile of leaves.

4. The Chapter 16 visitor tells Louis that his words are:
(a) Important.
(b) A threat.
(c) A friendly warning.
(d) A promise.

5. Louis examines Norma and discovers that her doctor is...
(a) Giving her too much medication.
(b) Giving her the wrong medicine.
(c) Doing everything he can for her condition.
(d) Not very smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family were trappers and traders in the community in the 1800s?

2. After following the Chapter 16 visitor, how does Louis rationalize what he finds in his own sheets the next morning?

3. In Chapter 12, who screams for Louis?

4. Who is sick when the plane lands?

5. For whom was the Creed's pet named?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss two examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 6-10.

2. What is ironic about the advice Jud gives Louis in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Louis visit the Pet Sematary after dinner in Chapter 18 and what does he do when he is there?

4. How does the university medical center transport Pascow to the local hospital?

5. Why is Louis reluctant to take Jud up on his offer of a late-night beer?

6. Why do the Creeds take an almost immediate liking to Jud?

7. What do the Indians believe about the Wendigo and how does this belief affect their sacred burial grounds?

8. What disturbs Louis about the dying man's words?

9. Why doesn't Norma get out of the house more?

10. Why did Stanny B know so much about the Micmac Indians?

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