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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 does Jake hope will happen each time he walks through a door?
(a) He will die.
(b) He will find his killer.
(c) He will regain his sanity.
(d) He will return to Roland.

2. What does Jake realize in Chapter 4 is the answer to Aaron Deepneau's riddle?
(a) A bear.
(b) A river.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A pond.

3. What does Eddie draw in the dirt at the speaking ring in Chapter 25?
(a) A key.
(b) A house.
(c) A rose.
(d) A door.

4. Where does Roland tell Eddie and Susannah Jake is from in Chapter 14?
(a) New York between 1963 and 1987.
(b) San Francisco between 1970 and 1990.
(c) Chicago between 1990 and 2000.
(d) New Orleans, 2004.

5. Who is Mrs. Shaw?
(a) A nanny.
(b) A teacher.
(c) The maid.
(d) The housekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game are Eddie and Henry playing in Chapter 22?

2. How did Jake know in Chapter 5 that the pretzel vendor would drink a bottle of Yoo-hoo as opposed to a can?

3. What is the first thing Eddie sees in Chapter 17 as Walter's jawbone burns in the fire?

4. What is the Drawers according to Susannah?

5. What significant event happened to or will happen to Jake on May 9th as stated in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important about the jawbone Roland has carried with him since his meeting with Jake?

2. What is cruel about the way Roland inspires Susannah to learn to shoot properly?

3. What does Eddie immediately notice is wrong with the bear?

4. What road do Roland, Susannah, and Eddie find in Chapter 7? Where do they believe it will lead them?

5. Why does Jake believe he might be going insane?

6. Who does Roland talk of when he collapses after the death of the bear?

7. How many things happen to Jake in Chapters 16-23 that also happened in Roland's world?

8. What advice does Jake give someone to quiet the voices in his head? How does Jake do this?

9. What does Roland believe the bear's purpose was?

10. What causes Jake to become obsessed with doors?

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