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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 is the ambulance missing on Louis's first day at work?
(a) It has a flat tire.
(b) It needs an oil change.
(c) It has a radiator leak.
(d) It is stolen.

2. How does Rachel learn of the news about the injured jogger?
(a) Through the smalltown grapevine.
(b) She had a premonition.
(c) On TV.
(d) On the radio.

3. Where does Louis awake in Chapter 17?
(a) In his own bed.
(b) On the path in his backyard.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) At Jud's house.

4. Who returns to the Creed home in Chapter 25?
(a) Church.
(b) Jud.
(c) Rachel and the kids.
(d) Rachel's parents.

5. What are the charges against the driver who hit the jogger?
(a) Reckless driving caused by dialing a cell phone.
(b) Reckless driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter.
(c) Reckless driving while text messaging.
(d) No proof of insurance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Louis explain his hysteria to his wife?

2. What perplexes Louis about the dying man in the campus clinic on the first day of school?

3. While Church lies purring on Gage's chest, what is happening to Gage?

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

5. What does the dead man's father want to know?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What secret does Jud and Louis keep from their wives in Chapter 25 and who decides it must be kept a secret?

7. As the story opens, what is Louis's dream job and fantasy?

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

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

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

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