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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. Who stays outside during the Indian ritual to stand watch?

2. What does Mike tell the group he saw at a Fourth of July parade?

3. The children become lost in the tunnels. When do they find their way?

4. What did Mr. Keene tell Eddie when he called Eddie back to his office?

5. How is Claud Heroux killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why and how did Patrick Hockstetter kill his infant brother when he was in kindergarten?

2. Describe Bill and Audra Denbrough's preparation for and ride together on Silver.

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

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

5. Describe the Indian ritual that the Losers decide to try and where they complete the ritual.

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

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

8. How does It die, and who kills It?

9. What happens when Mike brings his father's photo album to the clubhouse?

10. Where did Henry receive his switchblade knife and what does he use it for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the novel, each of the characters sees their own manifestations of the character of It. Write an essay describing why the depictions of It vary between characters. Consider why this is significant. Many of the characters do see the clown, Pennywise, and he actually appears in some of the photographs. How do the different depictions vary? Is one depiction more real than another? Make sure to cite examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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