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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. Why do the Indians say they stopped using their burial ground?
(a) It was too difficult to climb the cliff.
(b) Grave robbers took over.
(c) It was too windy there.
(d) A wendigo soured the land.

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

3. Who told Jud about the second burial ground?
(a) Pascow.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Stanny B.

4. Why is Ellie nervous in Chapter 7?
(a) She doesn't like her new home.
(b) She thinks her brother is a zombie.
(c) She has pre-kindergarten jitters.
(d) She's afraid of the evil vet.

5. Why do local children often take the path?
(a) To play hide and seek.
(b) To go to the pet cemetery.
(c) To get lost in the woods.
(d) To hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why does Gage begin to scream?

2. Who made the grave markers for the pet cemetery?

3. What does Louis dream about the night Gage is sick?

4. What did Jud invite Louis to do in Chapter 4?

5. How many homes has Jud lived in over the course of his lifetime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discrepancy in Jud's pet story did Louis recall?

2. Who told Jud about the Indian burial ground and why?

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

4. Where does the dead man take Louis and what does he see that truly frightens him?

5. What does Louis notice about the family pet after getting it neutered? What do the other family members notice?

6. Who is Steve Masterson and what role does he have in the horrible accident that happens on the first day of school?

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

8. What does the dead man tell Louis and why?

9. Discuss the appearance of the "pet sematary."

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

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