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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 can't Louis comfort his family in Chapter 36?
(a) He can't stand them and wants to run away.
(b) He's tired of their whining.
(c) He is too busy fighting.
(d) He feels guilty for not being able to catch Gage before the truck hit him.

2. What does Louis buy on his way home from the airport?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Lottery tickets.
(d) A pick, shovel, spade, and rope.

3. As Rachel thinks back about Louis taking them to the airport, she becomes frightened when she realizes...
(a) Louis was starting to age.
(b) He looked scared. Louis is never scared.
(c) He did not appear to miss Gage at all.
(d) He looked suicidal.

4. How old is Ellie on her birthday in Chapter 34?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. Why does Louis feel guilty in Chapter 33?
(a) Church kills a rat and Rachel has to clean up the mess.
(b) Because he took off work to attend the funeral.
(c) Because Rachel found out he had once cheated on her.
(d) Because he lied to Ellie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fights at the funeral home in Chapter 36?

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

3. Why is Rachel afraid of Zelda?

4. Why doesn't Louis return home after dropping the family off at the airport?

5. Why is Ellie sedated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What father-son activity do the Creeds enjoy on March 24, 1984 and why is it so special?

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

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

4. What is happening with Louis and with Rachel at 11 p.m. in Chapters 47-48? Why does the author report their activities this way?

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

6. 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?

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

8. Who misses the family viewing at the funeral home when Gage dies and why?

9. What challenge does Louis face when returning to his car with Gage's body and how does he overcome it?

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

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