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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jud believe the Indians told the story about the evil presence?
(a) Because it was tradition.
(b) To scare people away from their cemetery.
(c) To rationalize their own cannibalism.
(d) To hide their pottery.

2. In Chapter 2, why does Gage begin to scream?
(a) Ellie kicked him.
(b) He was stung by a jellow jacket.
(c) He was bitten by a neighbor's dog.
(d) He was stung by a bee.

3. Who was Zelda?
(a) Rachel's sister.
(b) A creepy neighborhood lady.
(c) Louis's first cat.
(d) Jud's first dog.

4. Who is sick when the plane lands?
(a) Louis.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Gage.

5. How does Louis explain getting the pet fixed to Ellie?
(a) His leg is broken and it must be set.
(b) After getting fixed, the pet won't want to cross the road anymore.
(c) He tells her to let him handle it since he's a medical professional.
(d) There's something wrong with him that needs to be corrected.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which region of the United States is the Creed's new home?

2. What does the dead man's father want to know?

3. Why is the ambulance missing on Louis's first day at work?

4. How high does Gage's fever get?

5. What does Jud tell Louis to say about the cat's burial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbs Louis about the dying man's words?

2. What does Jud say the community believed about the Wendigo and what is his own belief?

3. Why is Louis reluctant to take Jud up on his offer of a late-night beer?

4. Discuss two situations cause Louis anxiety in Chapter 7.

5. What is Louis's reaction when the dead man shows up in his bedroom doorway?

6. What does the dead man tell Louis and why?

7. What secret does Jud and Louis keep from their wives in Chapter 25 and who decides it must be kept a secret?

8. What discrepancy in Jud's pet story did Louis recall?

9. How does Louis feel as he crosses into the Indian territory with Jud?

10. Discuss the difference between Louis's and Rachel's thoughts regarding death.

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