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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 car does Louis drive?

2. How does Louis open the grave-liner?

3. Who has dreams about Gage in Chapter 43?

4. What do the father and son do on Louis's best day ever?

5. How does Louis pass the time as he waits in his hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 58, what awakens Jud and why is he upset?

2. Why can't Louis help console his wife and daughter?

3. Why was Rachel scared of her sister?

4. Rachel pulls into a hotel for the night, but doesn't stay. Why does she leave?

5. What challenge does Louis face when returning to his car with Gage's body and how does he overcome it?

6. What inspires Rachel to finally discuss her sister's death? Is she usually inspired by such instances?

7. After burying Gage in the Indian cemetery, Louis makes his way home then falls asleep. What does he dream?

8. When Louis first saw the Indian burial ground, he noted all the cairns had been disturbed. As he's burying Gage, the reader learns that Louis has discovered why. Why have the cairns been disturbed and how does Louis know this?

9. What father-son activity do the Creeds enjoy on March 24, 1984 and why is it so special?

10. Why does Louis watch over his sleeping son after their fun day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Louis's main character flaw? How does it affect his relationship with his wife? How does it affect him intrapersonally? Why is Louis able to discuss death honestly with his daughter? What to these traits tell us about the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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