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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. In Chapter 12, what is Louis working on when he is summoned to an emergency?

2. Louis calls the morgue and learns that the dead man's body is...

3. Why is the ambulance missing on Louis's first day at work?

4. Where does the Chapter 16 visitor take Louis?

5. Who was Zelda?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the Creed family pet doing while Gage is choking on his own vomit? What does Louis do to the pet?

8. What does the dead man tell Louis and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between the theme and the subject of a literary work? Discuss the differences as they relate to Pet Sematary.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tone of Pet Sematary. How did the author reveal the tone and from whose point of view? Was the tone consistent throughout the book or did it seem to fluctuate? Include examples from the story with your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the protagonist and antagonist in this story. In what ways are the two characters similar? What are their differences? What is the relationship of the protagonist and antagonist in Pet Sematary? How might the story have differed if another character was antagonist (select a character and write about the difference you would expect)?

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