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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. How does Rachel continue her trip after missing her plane?

2. What happened just days after Timmy Baterman's funeral?

3. Why is Rachel afraid of Zelda?

4. What is Ellie's fear at the Chapter 33 funeral?

5. Who bumps into and knocks over the casket in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who misses the family viewing at the funeral home when Gage dies and why?

6. Using Norma's voice, what does one of the intruders tell Jud about what his wife knows and what his wife did?

7. How does Louis get into Pleasantview Cemetery once the gates are locked?

8. Who are the two intruders in Jud's house and what reason does one intruder give for being there?

9. How does Louis feel when he sees Jud comforting Ellie at the funeral in Chapter 41 and why does he feel that way?

10. What secret does Jud admit to Louis in Chapter 39 and why does he share it?

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

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Pet Sematary. How did it flow? How did the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

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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