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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. What was the jolly man's profession when he was living in America, according to the story?

2. What does Susannah have Patrick erase from the picture to see if it's his drawing which can cause changes in this world?

3. Which of the characters causes a shop owner to become nervous and flee from his own store?

4. What do Roland and the other people in the meeting with him decide to drink as a part of their gathering?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 purpose of Stuttering Bill, according to Joe Collins, who Eddie and Jake meet in New York?

5. 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?

6. What does Susannah do in order to stop the monster who is chasing them during this part of the story?

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

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

9. What happens when Patrick begins to draw after the scuffle which takes place with Mordred?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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