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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 did the Creed family have as a pet?

2. In Chapter 14, what is Rachel wearing when Louis arrives home after experiencing the emergency on the first day of school?

3. What bothers Louis in Chapter 7?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is ironic about the advice Jud gives Louis in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

8. Why doesn't Louis doubt Jud's tale about the evil powers at the Indian burial grounds?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss foreshadowing and its importance in writing mystery or suspense novels. Select five memorable instances of foreshadowing from the story and write about them in detail. Why did those five instances stay on your mind?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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