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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 offers to take Ellie for a walk down the path in the Creed's backyard?

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

3. Why does Louis quickly clean up dead critters dragged up by Church?

4. What did Louis drink at Jud's house?

5. What does Louis see in Chapter 22 after climbing a series of stones carved into a cliff?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Louis visit the Pet Sematary after dinner in Chapter 18 and what does he do when he is there?

3. Who told Jud about the Indian burial ground and why?

4. Where does the dead man take Louis and what does he see that truly frightens him?

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

6. What is the Creed family pet doing while Gage is choking on his own vomit? What does Louis do to the pet?

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

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

9. What does Louis notice about the family pet after getting it neutered? What do the other family members notice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Pet Sematary, forces of both good and evil draw from an all-knowing, or omniscient, spiritual plane. Give examples of the good and evil from the spiritual plane.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the protagonist and antagonist in this story. In what ways are the two characters similar? What are their differences? What is the relationship of the protagonist and antagonist in Pet Sematary? How might the story have differed if another character was antagonist (select a character and write about the difference you would expect)?

Essay Topic 3

What is inciting force and which character was the inciting force in this story? How did the character fulfill that role? Give three examples and discuss the importance of each one in detail.

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