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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. When the travelers get to the castle of the Crimson King, they are greeted with a _______ that acknowledges their presence.

2. What do Roland and Susannah stock up on in order to continue on their journey in a healthy way?

3. Who does Roland hope to trap in the Crimson King's castle, if all goes according to his own plan?

4. What does Susannah ask Patrick to draw so that she can continue on her quest, though he does not want to go with her?

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

2. Describe the three men who greet the travelers when they reach the door of the castle.

3. Why doesn't Roland's hip hurt him anymore during this part of the story as it once did?

4. What happens to distract Smith from seeing the road and from seeing King when he is walking in the road?

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

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

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

8. What do Susannah and Roland do in order to increase their chances of survival in the cold weather?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mordred is another character who tries to get into the thoughts of those around him, so others wear hoods to protect themselves.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to find out the thoughts of others in the story?

Part 2: Do you think that you would want to be able to read the thoughts of others?

Part 3: How do you think you would live your life if you realized today that you were able to read the thoughts of others?

Essay Topic 2

Fear causes many of the characters in this story to be extra careful in all that they do. For example, Finli encourages them to increase their guards to prevent problems.

Part 1: Does fear allow a person to make the best decision possible for themselves and for others?

Part 2: How do you think that fear could cloud the thinking of a person in the midst of a dangerous situation?

Part 3: Why do you think fear is something that a character in this story might need to have as a basic emotion and state of mind?

Essay Topic 3

In this story, many people can read the minds of others, causing some characters to be found out for what they are and what they are planning to do.

Part 1: Do you think that mind reading is something that you would want to do?

Part 2: How might your actions change if you knew anyone could read your mind?

Part 3: Why do you think that mind reading is something that King decided to include in this series?

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