Wizard and Glass | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 4, Abstract

* As Roland Deschain, Susannah and Eddie Dean, Jake Chambers and Oy climb out of Blaine's carriage, they hear a sound of a saw wobbling. The sound makes Roland ill, but he tells his companions he cannot tell them why until later.
* The Gunslingers arrive in Topeka, Kansas. All they see...
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