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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 doesn't Louis return home after dropping the family off at the airport?
(a) He needs time to drive around and think.
(b) He's afraid Jud will catch him.
(c) He never wants to go to that house again.
(d) He wants to see a prostitute.

2. What do the father and son do on Louis's best day ever?
(a) Go for a soda.
(b) Walk to the pet sematary.
(c) Fly a kite.
(d) Play with trucks in the road.

3. What time does Louis leave for the Pleasantview Cemetery?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

4. What happened just days after Timmy Baterman's funeral?
(a) Timmy was seen walking around town with strange behavior.
(b) Timmy's dad ran away from home.
(c) Timmy's pet came back to life.
(d) Timmy married a Catholic girl.

5. What time does Rachel miss her plane in Boston?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louis buy on his way home from the airport?

2. Who does Rachel think she sees upstairs in Chapter 59?

3. In Chapter 57, what does Louis check his doctor's bag for?

4. Who notices Louis's car is gone from the house in Chapter 46?

5. Who does Rachel actually see upstairs in Chapter 59?

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 secret does Jud admit to Louis in Chapter 39 and why does he share it?

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

4. Why was Rachel scared of her sister?

5. After burying Gage in the Indian cemetery, Louis makes his way home then falls asleep. What does he dream?

6. In Chapter 58, what awakens Jud and why is he upset?

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

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

9. What will Louis do if Gage is resurrected as some kind of monster? How does he hope that Gage will return to life?

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

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