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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 is the person whose murder the police are investigating described?

2. What does Stan Uris do when he becomes locked in the Standpipe?

3. When Edward Cochran went missing, why didn't his parents report his absence?

4. Where does Bill Denbrough see a picture of Georgie winking at him?

5. What happens when Georgie Denbrough reaches in to retrieve the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Bill tell the other boys at the dam and how do they respond?

2. How are the events surrounding Adrian's death at the canal handled by the police and the community?

3. How does Georgie die and who kills him?

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

5. Describe Eddie Kaspbrask's reaction to the phone call he receives from Mike Hanlon?

6. How does Mike describe Derry in his diary?

7. Describe what happens at the Black Spot in 1930 according to Mike's diary entry.

8. What do Eddie and Bill build together and where do they build it?

9. Why does Ben run away from Henry on the last day of school and what happens?

10. How does Bill help Georgie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often in novels, authors use one or more of the characters to argue their own viewpoints. What character or set of characters do you think that King uses to communicate his own viewpoints? Is there a specific character that can be defined as Stephen King?

Essay Topic 2

Various crimes are described in the novel. How do you think crimes are connected to It? Explain the connections between the crimes of people and the evil of It.

Essay Topic 3

Patrick Hockstetter is a sociopath, Beverly Marsh marries an abusive man, and Mike Hanlon is determined to get the group back together to conquer It once and for all. Each of the characters not only has physical characteristics that identify them, but also a set of emotional or mental characteristics. Select any character from the novel and explore the psychology behind their behavior. If you use technical information, make sure to research your claims and cite all of your sources.

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