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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. Susannah tells Roland she has been dreaming of a/an ______________ door and the Eddie and Jake want her to find it.

2. What is the door Susannah, Oy, and Roland are looking for lead to, according to the text in the story?

3. The world that Susannah enters again is not the main or the ____________ World, but she thinks it will do anyway.

4. Stephen King says that he is done with telling the story and asks that readers be content to now know what is in ______________________.

5. Who is the man that is going to hit Stephen King with his van if the characters can not stop the events from happening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Patrick draws Susannah and then erases the sore she has in her mouth from the picture?

2. What does Roland ask Patrick to do, even though Patrick says that this will be a difficult task to do?

3. What does Jake end up doing in order to get the man to slow down, the one who is suposed to hit Stephen King?

4. What is the picture that Roland tries to destroy at the start of this section of the story?

5. Why does the storeowner run when he sees Roland enter his store during this part of the story?

6. What does Nancy tell Roland to do in relation to finding the information he needs?

7. What do Roland, Jake, and Oy do in order to get to the place where Stephen King is supposed to have his accident?

8. What does Susannah believe is a lie in order to protect her from the idea that she will need to die in order to allow Roland to reach the tower?

9. What does Bill make for Susannah and for Patrick during this section of the story as they continue to travel?

10. What does the Crimson King do when he sees Roland and Patrick approaching the Dark Tower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eddie tells Roland they can't leave for Lowell since their business in the world is not completed yet.

Part 1: Why do you think that Eddie is so determined to finish their business in the current world?

Part 2: Do you think it's more important for the characters to go to Lowell at this point in the story?

Part 3: How do you think both characters could be made happy in this situation? Is it possible?

Essay Topic 2

Roland tells Moses and Marian that stopping the Breakers was a means for him to get to the Tower.

Part 1: Do you think that Roland made the right choice in stopping the Breakers?

Part 2: Do you think you would have revealed this fact to Moses and to Marian if you were in Roland's shoes?

Part 3: How do you think Roland also might have been able to get to the Tower?

Essay Topic 3

The Tower might also be seen as a symbol of the things a person does not want to admit about themselves.

Part 1: How do you interpret the Tower and its symbology?

Part 2: Choose two characters and define what the Tower means to each of them.

Part 3: Why do you think the Tower was chosen as the main focus of this series of stories?

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