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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. Why do the members of the Losers Club initially go to the gravel pit before the rock fight?

2. Who does Claud Heroux kill?

3. Who calls the police after Eddie breaks his arm?

4. How does Eddie Kaspbrak attack It in the tunnels in 1985?

5. What gets trapped inside It's mouth during the attack in the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike Hanlon think he will forget the events of their experience with It?

2. Describe Eddie's attempt to escape from Henry after he leaves the grocery store where he spent his allowance.

3. How does Mike identify the beginning and end of the cycle described in the Third Interlude?

4. Describe the Ritual of Chud.

5. How and where do the children make the silver slugs?

6. How do the Losers respond when Henry is killed?

7. What happens when Audra first wakes up from her nightmare in the hotel room and how does she react?

8. Describe the results of the rock fight in the gravel pit.

9. What promise do the Losers make in 1958 when they come out of the tunnels and how do they seal this promise?

10. How does Beverly Marsh solve the problem when everyone is frightened, lost, and pulling away from each other in the caves in 1958? What is the result of her actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The children build a clubhouse under the ground, covering it with grass strips so that it cannot be found. What does the idea of a clubhouse mean? Do you think having a place to meet brought the children closer together? Explore ideas of place and space to define how the clubhouse is used in the novel. What value do the Losers place on the clubhouse?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the idea of the Losers Club. Why is it named the Losers Club? How do the members of this club personify the name? How do they serve as contrasting figures to the name Losers? Why do you think Stephen King chose to use the name Losers Club in the novel? What type of first impression does this name give? With what does the Losers Club become synonymous?

Essay Topic 3

Sexuality seems to surround Beverly, the only female member of the Losers Club. How does sexuality surround Beverly? Why do you think all of the sexuality of the book seems to surround Beverly? What does this say about this character? Why is sexuality important to the novel? Is sexuality considered a positive or negative influence in Derry?

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