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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 kills Jud?

2. How old is Ellie on her birthday in Chapter 34?

3. What is the reason for Jud's late night visit in Chapter 38?

4. Why doesn't Louis return home after dropping the family off at the airport?

5. What was Zelda's ailment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Louis drive home after taking his family to the airport and what thoughts does he have while eating dinner at the hotel's restaurant?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What reason does Jud rationalize for not intercepting Louis once he realizes what Louis must have planned? How does the author lead the reader to believe that there is another reason Jud does not intercept Louis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and define exposition. What did the reader learn from the exposition in Pet Sematary? Was the information consistent throughout the book or did it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the resolution in Pet Sematary and does it resolve the primary conflict in the novel? Explain your answer.

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