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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 Jud die?
2. Who is hiding in Gage's closet in Chapter 35?
3. What time does Louis leave for the Pleasantview Cemetery?
4. What scares Jud most about the townsman who was resurrected at the Indian cemetery?
5. On the path to the pet sematary, Louis hears a sobbing laugh. He tells himself it is only...
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Louis get into Pleasantview Cemetery once the gates are locked?
2. After burying Gage in the Indian cemetery, Louis makes his way home then falls asleep. What does he dream?
3. What inspires Rachel to finally discuss her sister's death? Is she usually inspired by such instances?
4. 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?
5. Why can't Louis help console his wife and daughter?
6. What secret does Jud admit to Louis in Chapter 39 and why does he share it?
7. What challenge does Louis face when returning to his car with Gage's body and how does he overcome it?
8. What father-son activity do the Creeds enjoy on March 24, 1984 and why is it so special?
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. In Chapter 58, what awakens Jud and why is he upset?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the tone of Pet Sematary. How did the author reveal the tone and from whose point of view? Was the tone consistent throughout the book or did it seem to fluctuate? Include examples from the story with your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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