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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 premonition did Ellie have?
(a) That Rachel died in a wreck.
(b) That Oz killed Gage and Church.
(c) That Oz the Gweat and Tewwible killed Rachel.
(d) That Oz killed Jud.

2. In Louis's dream in Chapter 40, what accomplishment does Gage earn?
(a) A Pulitzer prize for writing.
(b) He becomes an Eagle Scout.
(c) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(d) An Olympic gold medal for swimming.

3. Who phones Louis in Chapter 60?
(a) Mr. Goldman.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Jud.
(d) Steve.

4. What is Ellie's fear at the Chapter 33 funeral?
(a) That her dad will drop the casket.
(b) That Gage will soon die.
(c) That she will die next.
(d) That her cat will die.

5. Who asks Louis at the airport if he's still mad at his father-in-law?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Jud.
(c) Gage.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for Jud's late night visit in Chapter 38?

2. Who comforts Ellie at the graveside service in Chapter 41?

3. What is the last happy day of Louis's life?

4. What did Zelda call The Wizard of Oz?

5. Why is Ellie sedated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Louis watch over his sleeping son after their fun day?

2. What is the date of Gage's funeral and in what sequence do we learn about it in the book?

3. What is happening with Louis and with Rachel at 11 p.m. in Chapters 47-48? Why does the author report their activities this way?

4. What will Louis do if Gage is resurrected as some kind of monster? How does he hope that Gage will return to life?

5. How does Louis get into Pleasantview Cemetery once the gates are locked?

6. When Louis first saw the Indian burial ground, he noted all the cairns had been disturbed. As he's burying Gage, the reader learns that Louis has discovered why. Why have the cairns been disturbed and how does Louis know this?

7. What challenge does Louis face when returning to his car with Gage's body and how does he overcome it?

8. What secret does Jud admit to Louis in Chapter 39 and why does he share it?

9. What reason does Jud rationalize for not intercepting Louis once he realizes what Louis must have planned? How does the author lead the reader to believe that there is another reason Jud does not intercept Louis?

10. Rachel pulls into a hotel for the night, but doesn't stay. Why does she leave?

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