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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. What car does Louis drive?
3. How does Louis open the grave-liner?
4. Who is hiding in Gage's closet in Chapter 35?
5. Why doesn't Louis return home after dropping the family off at the airport?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who misses the family viewing at the funeral home when Gage dies and why?
2. 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?
3. Using Norma's voice, what does one of the intruders tell Jud about what his wife knows and what his wife did?
4. In Chapter 58, what awakens Jud and why is he upset?
5. 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?
6. After burying Gage in the Indian cemetery, Louis makes his way home then falls asleep. What does he dream?
7. Who are the two intruders in Jud's house and what reason does one intruder give for being there?
8. What challenge does Louis face when returning to his car with Gage's body and how does he overcome it?
9. What secret does Jud admit to Louis in Chapter 39 and why does he share it?
10. What is the date of Gage's funeral and in what sequence do we learn about it in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify the protagonist and antagonist in this story. In what ways are the two characters similar? What are their differences? What is the relationship of the protagonist and antagonist in Pet Sematary? How might the story have differed if another character was antagonist (select a character and write about the difference you would expect)?
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
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?
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