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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. What is Louis warned to ignore during the trek into Indian territory?
(a) Fire and laughter.
(b) Funny shapes and voices.
(c) Elmo and goons.
(d) Ghosts of pets.

2. What was the name of the Creed's pet?
(a) Chick.
(b) Char.
(c) Church.
(d) Chum.

3. Why is Ellie nervous in Chapter 7?
(a) She's afraid of the evil vet.
(b) She doesn't like her new home.
(c) She thinks her brother is a zombie.
(d) She has pre-kindergarten jitters.

4. Who was considered a bit crazy by the locals?
(a) Stanny B.
(b) Louis.
(c) Jud.
(d) Steve.

5. What does the dying man tell Louis about the Pet Sematary?
(a) It's an illusion.
(b) It's not just for pets.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It's not the real one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first notices the path at the back edge of the Creed's new property?

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

3. How does Louis explain the unexpected return to the Creed home in Chapter 25?

4. How does Louis escape from the worries associated with a move and a new job?

5. Why does Louis believe Jud's ridiculous story about the Indian burial site?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Norma get out of the house more?

2. Discuss two examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 6-10.

3. What medical emergency does Louis help with on Halloween night?

4. What alarms Louis on the first day of school as he pulls into the medical center parking lot?

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

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

7. As the story opens, what is Louis's dream job and fantasy?

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

9. What happens as the family stares at their new home for the first time?

10. How does Louis explain to Ellie about the cat getting "fixed."

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