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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. How does Louis feel when he returns from his first visit to Jud's house?
(a) Tired.
(b) Energized.
(c) Scared.
(d) Petty.

2. Louis's uncle, a mortician, told him that during an autopsy, the skull is filled with...
(a) Syrofoam peanuts.
(b) Tissue paper.
(c) Anything handy.
(d) Brown paper.

3. Who was Zelda?
(a) Jud's first dog.
(b) Rachel's sister.
(c) A creepy neighborhood lady.
(d) Louis's first cat.

4. Why does Louis quickly clean up dead critters dragged up by Church?
(a) He feels like he must tend what he grew.
(b) He doesn't want Rachel to get mad.
(c) He's the guy. It's what guys do.
(d) Jud told him it would be best.

5. Why does Louis believe Jud's ridiculous story about the Indian burial site?
(a) Because he's had too much to drink.
(b) Because he likes the old man.
(c) He does not believe him.
(d) Because Church was resurrected.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word completes the prophetic phrase spoken to Louis by two different people: "The soil of a man's heart is..."

2. In which region of the United States is the Creed's new home?

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

4. How does Ellie feel after her first day at school?

5. What happens when Louis climbs the deadfall in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why doesn't Louis doubt Jud's tale about the evil powers at the Indian burial grounds?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Louis return home feeling petty after his first visit to Jud's house?

10. What is the argument between Rachel and Louis regarding their pet and why is it important to the story?

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