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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. Which of the following is not something the clown turns into when The Losers are viewing the photos in the photo album.

2. Why does Mike stay at the library after the others leave their late night meeting?

3. Where is Mike Hanlon when the novel ends?

4. The house on Neibolt Street seems to grow in proportion while the Losers Club is inside. How do they stop this sensation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the vision that Richie has as a result of the Indian ritual?

2. Why does the pharmacist pull Eddie into his office and what does he tell him?

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

4. How is Henry Bowers killed and by whom?

5. How is the body of Patrick Hockstetter that the Losers see in the tunnel different in 1958 than in 1985.

6. Describe the vision Bill Denbrough has when he is battling It telepathically.

7. Describe the clubhouse that the Losers build.

8. Describe Bill Denbrough's encounter with Georgie in the tunnels.

9. Why do the Losers all go to 29 Neibolt Street together and what do they find?

10. Why does Claud Heroux attack the men at the Silver Dollar?

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

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 3

Several animals or creatures are introduced throughout the novel. For example, It manifests in the form of a bird and a werewolf. In addition, leeches fly out of the refrigerator and attack Patrick Hockstetter, and Bill Denbrough sees a turtle during a vision that says it created the universe by vomiting it up. Explore the role of animals within the novel. Why is the presence of animals important? What do the specific animals represent?

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