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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. On the path to the pet sematary, what does Louis see?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) A pile of leaves.
(c) Wind blowing.
(d) A floating face.

2. Where does Louis want the family to move to after Gage's resurrection?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Fantasy Island.

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

4. What does Louis believe is missing when he opens the casket?
(a) Gage's arm.
(b) Gage's body.
(c) Gage's head.
(d) A special toy they buried with him,

5. Who prescribes bed rest for Rachel and Ellie?
(a) An out of town doctor hired by the Goldmans.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Steve Masterson.
(d) Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Timmy call a whoremonger?

2. What happened just days after Timmy Baterman's funeral?

3. What role does Louis play at the funeral in Chapter 33?

4. What did Zelda call The Wizard of Oz?

5. How does Louis hurt himself while trying to enter the cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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