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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. Where does Susannah travel to on the train at the start of this section of the book?

2. What do the remaining travelers test and find that it is still working just as well as it always has since Roland received it?

3. Who decides they want to stay with Roland as opposed to going on the journey with Susannah, according to the story?

4. What is Mrs. Tassenbaum trying to buy when she is in the store in this scene of the book?

5. What does Roland carry Susannah in so that she can move easily from one place to another?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Stuttering Bill, according to Joe Collins, who Eddie and Jake meet in New York?

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

3. What does Susannah find is happening to Roland when she leaves the bathroom after finding the note?

4. What does Roland gain in the end when he walks through the door which has his name on it?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sheemie decides to hide in his room when the fighting is going on, something that seems to be a cowardly way to approach the tension.

Part 1: Do you think of the Sheemie character as being a very strong person?

Part 2: Do you think you would hide in another room if you heard that fighting was happening?

Part 3: How do you think a person should deal with fighting when they hear it, but are not a part of the argument?

Essay Topic 2

A few of the characters in this book, Susannah and Roland, have been raped by demons in order to further the cause of evil.

Part 1: Why do you think King decided to have the imagery of the rape of a person by a demon?

Part 2: What do you think the purpose of the rapes might have been or has been seen to be in the story?

Part 3: Do you think the King might have used the idea of rape as a way to show the evil in the demons or was the rape action unnecessary?

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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