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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. What does Georgie Denbrough try to build?

2. What does Richie Tozier remember as he sits on a bench in Bassey Park?

3. During their first meeting back in town, what does Mike Hanlon point out that is similar among all surviving members of the Losers Club?

4. What does Beverly Marsh shove down the drain in her bathroom?

5. What was decided to be the cause of death for Dorsey Cochran?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the death rate of Derry compare to that of other cities?

2. Why is Adrian confronted for his "I love Derry" hat?

3. Where does Ben go on his walking tour and what is his experience?

4. What is the subject of the movies the Richie, Ben, and Beverly see? What does Richie see in the house on Neibolt Street? Are these connected?

5. Describe Ben's dream that he has when he is hiding in the cave waiting for Henry to go away?

6. Why does Georgie go inside to talk to Bill and why isn't Bill outside playing with Georgie in the flood waters?

7. What reason does the author speculate might be why Bill wanted the bike (Silver)?

8. What is Juniper Hill and what character resides there?

9. Describe Ben's reaction to seeing Henry at the movies.

10. What do the fortune cookies the waitress brings at the local restaurant have inside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mike Hanlon reaches the conclusion, when explaining the attacks at the Silver Dollar, that adults are not able to process the events happening in Derry. Why does he come to this conclusion? Reading the novel, do you come to the same conclusion? What makes children and adults process things differently? Have adults given up on the ability to overcome evil?

Essay Topic 2

Several scenes from the novel take place inside of the library. What scenes take place here? Why do they take place here? What significance does the library have? What does the library represent? Do we see an exchange of ideas in the library? Is the library filled with knowledge or with evil? Are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Georgie Denbrough is presented at the beginning of the book as an innocent kid. Even his name, Georgie, suggests innocence and naivete. His life is suddenly torn away from him by It, disguised as Pennywise the Clown, who rips off his arm from the sewer drain. How do Georgie and It function as archetypal depictions of good and evil? Do you think these are the best representations of good and evil in the novel? Or would you argue there are stronger representations?

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