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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 happens when Louis climbs the deadfall in Chapter 18?

2. What perplexes Louis about the dying man in the campus clinic on the first day of school?

3. What two secrets is Louis hiding in Chapters 26-30?

4. In which region of the United States is the Creed's new home?

5. What bothers Louis in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louis explain to Ellie about the cat getting "fixed."

2. What is Louis's reaction when the dead man shows up in his bedroom doorway?

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

4. Who told Jud about the Indian burial ground and why?

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

6. Discuss two examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 6-10.

7. What happens as the family stares at their new home for the first time?

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

9. What discrepancy in Jud's pet story did Louis recall?

10. Discuss two situations cause Louis anxiety in Chapter 7.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is inciting force and which character was the inciting force in this story? How did the character fulfill that role? Give three examples and discuss the importance of each one in detail.

Essay Topic 3

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

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