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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 first notices the path at the back edge of the Creed's new property?
(a) Louis.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Jud.

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

3. Who doubts the wisdom of showing Louis the burial ground?
(a) Louis.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Norma.
(d) Jud.

4. What does Louis notice is missing from the family pet after being fixed?
(a) A patch of fur.
(b) The obvious.
(c) The feistiness in his eyes.
(d) His collar.

5. Who removes the stinger in Chapter 3?
(a) Louis.
(b) Jud.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Gage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Louis has a dream the first night he sleeps in his new house. Who is with him in his dream?

2. What does Louis find in his bed sheets?

3. Who leads Louis over the deadfall in Chapter 22?

4. Why is Ellie nervous in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 1, why is Louis reluctant to take Jud up on his invitation to stop by for a beer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Louis feel as he crosses into the Indian territory with Jud?

6. What does Louis do with the Creed family pet after the truck accident on the busy road?

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

8. How does Louis explain to Ellie about the cat getting "fixed."

9. Why does Louis try to quickly clean up any animals that Church kills?

10. Discuss two situations cause Louis anxiety in Chapter 7.

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