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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rachel's job while Louis was in medical school?

2. The Chapter 16 visitor tells Louis that his words are:

3. Who brings a sense of calmness to the Creeds in Chapter 2?

4. Where do the neighbors visit on Louis's first trip to Jud's house?

5. How does Rachel learn of the news about the injured jogger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louis notice about the family pet after getting it neutered? What do the other family members notice?

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

3. Where does the dead man take Louis and what does he see that truly frightens him?

4. Why do the Creeds take an almost immediate liking to Jud?

5. Why does Louis try to quickly clean up any animals that Church kills?

6. What do the Indians believe about the Wendigo and how does this belief affect their sacred burial grounds?

7. What does Louis do with the Creed family pet after the truck accident on the busy road?

8. How does the university medical center transport Pascow to the local hospital?

9. What does Jud say the community believed about the Wendigo and what is his own belief?

10. Who is Louis's first patient at the university medical center on the first day of school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jud was terrified that the resurrected Timmy Baterman "knew things." How does this fear relate to the conflict and the theme of the book?

Essay Topic 2

There are four points of view in which literature is usually written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

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