2. How does Jud die?
(a) He is stabbed with a scalpel.
(b) He is given an overdose of morphine.
(c) He is stabbed with a cleaver.
(d) He is shot.

3. What makes Jud aware of Louis's post-funeral plans?
(a) Louis told him previously.
(b) It's a premoniton.
(c) Pascow told him.
(d) Jud knows Louis ordered a light-weight grave liner instead of a concrete vault.

4. Who is hiding in Gage's closet in Chapter 35?
(a) Jud.
(b) Church.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Louis.

5. How were all the cairns disturbed at the Indian burial site?
(a) They were old and in ruins.
(b) Meddling kids.
(c) Louis kicked them over.
(d) They were disturbed when the grave occupants came back to life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What premonition did Ellie have?

2. What makes Rachel think of Gage when she arrives at the first place she stops in Ludlow?

3. In Chapter 52, what time does Rachel call Jud?

4. Upon leaving Pleasantview Cemetery, what does Louis toss over the fence?

5. Who prescribes bed rest for Rachel and Ellie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Louis drive home after taking his family to the airport and what thoughts does he have while eating dinner at the hotel's restaurant?

2. What makes Ellie sick during her plane trip? What makes her perk up at the end of the trip?

3. Rachel pulls into a hotel for the night, but doesn't stay. Why does she leave?

4. What is the date of Gage's funeral and in what sequence do we learn about it in the book?

5. When Louis first saw the Indian burial ground, he noted all the cairns had been disturbed. As he's burying Gage, the reader learns that Louis has discovered why. Why have the cairns been disturbed and how does Louis know this?

6. How does Louis feel when he sees Jud comforting Ellie at the funeral in Chapter 41 and why does he feel that way?

7. How does Louis get into Pleasantview Cemetery once the gates are locked?

8. Why does Louis watch over his sleeping son after their fun day?

9. What inspires Rachel to finally discuss her sister's death? Is she usually inspired by such instances?

10. Using Norma's voice, what does one of the intruders tell Jud about what his wife knows and what his wife did?

(see the answer keys)

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