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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. Who insists in Chapter 45 that something is wrong with Louis?
2. Who did not attend the funeral in Chapter 33?
3. Where is the first place Rachel goes when she gets back into Ludlow?
4. Who misses the family visitation at the funeral home in Chapter 36?
5. While on the plane to Chicago, which character visits Ellie in a dream to tell her something bad is going to happen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Rachel pulls into a hotel for the night, but doesn't stay. Why does she leave?
2. Why does Louis watch over his sleeping son after their fun day?
3. How does Jud die? How does he end up on the floor and what weapon was used?
4. What is the date of Gage's funeral and in what sequence do we learn about it in the book?
5. Why does Louis want Rachel and Ellie to go to Chicago and how does he convince them to go?
6. Who are the two intruders in Jud's house and what reason does one intruder give for being there?
7. Using Norma's voice, what does one of the intruders tell Jud about what his wife knows and what his wife did?
8. How does Louis feel when he sees Jud comforting Ellie at the funeral in Chapter 41 and why does he feel that way?
9. What is happening with Louis and with Rachel at 11 p.m. in Chapters 47-48? Why does the author report their activities this way?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the resolution in Pet Sematary and does it resolve the primary conflict in the novel? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the life and accomplishments of the Pet Sematary author, Stephen King. How did he begin his writing career? What other jobs has he performed? What other works has he written?
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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