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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. Where is the first place Rachel goes when she gets back into Ludlow?
2. Who prescribes bed rest for Rachel and Ellie?
3. What time does Louis leave for the Pleasantview Cemetery?
4. What was Zelda's ailment?
5. What inspires Rachel to finally discuss the details of her sister's death?
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. What is the date of Gage's funeral and in what sequence do we learn about it in the book?
4. What secret does Jud admit to Louis in Chapter 39 and why does he share it?
5. 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?
6. Using Norma's voice, what does one of the intruders tell Jud about what his wife knows and what his wife did?
7. Why does Louis watch over his sleeping son after their fun day?
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. How does Jud die? How does he end up on the floor and what weapon was used?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In Chapters 51-57, Louis and Rachel are both experiencing some conflict. Define conflict and discuss in detail the conflicts facing Louis and Rachel in these chapters. Please also note the technique in which the author reports or expresses the urgency of the conflict.
Essay Topic 3
In literature, there are five types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. nature/supernatural, man vs. society, man vs. self, and man vs. technology. Which conflict is Pet Sematary? How would the story have differed if written from a different conflict? Select a different conflict and discuss how the story might have been different.
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