Gordie's family suffers a devastating loss a few months before the adventure. What happens?

Gordie's brother was killed in an army jeep accident

How do the boys plan to avoid telling their parents of their plans to look for the dead body?

Each boy says they are sleeping at their friend's house.

Why does Chris think Gordie won't be friends with the boys when they start Junior High?

Gordie will be in college prep classes, because he is smart

What is Teddy's reaction to being pulled from the train dodge?

He is furious and starts screaming.

What does the word "exhilaration" mean?

A feeling of happiness and excitement

What does the word "truant" mean?

Someone who skips school without permission

When the four boys flip a coin to see who goes for food, what happens?

They all flip and get tails, making it a goocher.

What does George Dusset try to do when Gordie meets him at his store?

He puts his finger on the scale to overcharge Gordie

What happened to Teddy Duchamp's ears?

In a fit of rage, Teddy's father burnt his ears on a stove.

What does Chris predict will happen if Gordie stays friends with the boys?

Chris says they will drag him down and he will never become a writer

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1
Gordie's family suffers a devastating loss a few months before the adventure. What happens?
Dennis went missing while walking on the back Harlow road.
He had run away with a girl from town and had not returned.
Gordie's brother was killed in an army jeep accident
Dennis stepped on a landmine and suffered fatal injuries.
2
How do the boys plan to avoid telling their parents of their plans to look for the dead body?
The boys don't say anything, they just leave.
Each boy says they are sleeping at their friend's house.
They tell their parents they are staying in the clubhouse.
The boys ask for a ride to the railway tracks.
3
Who hid a jar of pennies under the house?
Vern
Gordie
Teddy
Chris
4
Why does Chris think Gordie won't be friends with the boys when they start Junior High?
Chris thinks the others will drop out of school
Gordies parents don't care about him
Gordie will be in college prep classes, because he is smart
Teddy and Vern are moving schools
5
Who is narrating "The Body"?
Gordie Lachance
Teddy Duchamp
Chris Chambers
Vern Tessio
6
What major provision do the boys forget to pack?
Sleeping bags
A camera
A gun
Food
7
What is Teddy's reaction to being pulled from the train dodge?
He laughs it off.
He is grateful for his friends.
He is furious and starts screaming.
He leaves the group and walks home.
8
Whose body are they going on a journey to find?
Denny Lachance
Eyeball Chambers
Ray Brower
Ace Merril
9
Where does the story take place?
Castle Rock, Maine.
Crashing Rock, Maine.
Dallas, Texas.
Londonderry, New Hampshire.
10
Who did Gordie describe as being crazy?
Chris
Teddy
Vern
Milo
11
What does the word "exhilaration" mean?
A feeling of happiness and excitement
To run very fast
A very old word for "bicycle"
The distance between two points on a map
12
What does Chris Chambers bring out of his backpack and show his friend Gordie Lachance?
Cigarettes
Liquor
A gun
A knife
13
What does the word "truant" mean?
The name of a card game
A type of shoe
Someone who always tells the truth
Someone who skips school without permission
14
When the four boys flip a coin to see who goes for food, what happens?
Vern loses the coin and they make him go as punishment.
They all flip heads and no one goes.
They all flip and get tails, making it a goocher.
They flip three tails, one head.
15
What does the word "furlough" mean?
A leave of absence
Mumbling or an unclear way of speaking
Jumping over a very high object
Forgetting something important
16
When Gordie arrives back at the dump, who does he run into?
Just Chris
His friends walking towards him.
His parents.
Milo Pressman and Chopper.
17
What does George Dusset try to do when Gordie meets him at his store?
He tries to sell Gordie rotten meat
He gives Gordie the food is is buying for free
He had an argument with Gordies brother Denny so refuses to serve him
He puts his finger on the scale to overcharge Gordie
18
Who is the first of the four friends to hear about the "dead body" on the railway tracks?
Vern
Teddy
Chris
Gordie
19
Why did Milo Pressman make Teddy so upset?
He called his father a thief
He called his father "a loony"
He called his father a liar
He called his father ugly
20
What happened to Teddy Duchamp's ears?
His mother hurt his ears when drinking.
He burnt them during a bonfire.
In a fit of rage, Teddy's father burnt his ears on a stove.
He lost his hearing in a train dodging accident.
21
Which of the boys does NOT have an older brother?
Teddy
Chris
Vern
Gordie
22
Who wants to be a writer when he is older?
Chris
Gordie
Teddy
Vern
23
Who teases Chopper, enraging Milo Pressman?
Gordie
Teddy
Chris
Vern
24
Whose father was an alcoholic?
Teddy
Chris
Vern
Gordie
25
Who notices the train coming first on the trestle?
Vern
Gordie
Chris
Teddy
26
What is a "trestle"?
Train bridge
Train engine
Train station
Train car
27
Who pulls Teddy off the railway tracks as he is trying to dodge a train?
Vern
Gordie
Chris
Eyeball Chambers
28
Who is NOT one of the main characters in "The Body"?
Frank
Gordie
Vern
Teddy
29
Who gets stuck with walking through the dump to buy food for the gang?
Chris
Vern
Gordie
Chris
30
What does Chris predict will happen if Gordie stays friends with the boys?
Chris says they will drag him down and he will never become a writer
Chris thinks they will distract each other in class
Chris says they will have lots of fun adventures together
Chris says they will all drift apart because they have nothing in common

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