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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 is Louis warned to ignore during the trek into Indian territory?

2. Who tells Louis in Chapter 22 that a man grows what he can then tends it?

3. Why does Louis quickly clean up dead critters dragged up by Church?

4. What did Louis drink at Jud's house?

5. Where does Louis awake in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Norma get out of the house more?

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

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

4. Why did Stanny B know so much about the Micmac Indians?

5. Discuss the difference between Louis's and Rachel's thoughts regarding death.

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

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

8. As the story opens, what is Louis's dream job and fantasy?

9. What is the argument between Rachel and Louis regarding their pet and why is it important to the story?

10. Why does Louis return home feeling petty after his first visit to Jud's house?

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

Define and discuss climax in literature. When does it occur? Discuss the climax of Pet Sematary in detail.

Essay Topic 3

In Pet Sematary, forces of both good and evil draw from an all-knowing, or omniscient, spiritual plane. Give examples of the good and evil from the spiritual plane.

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