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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 does Susannah throw away since it will never work anymore once she is back in Central Park?

2. Who is the jolly man that the travelers meet when they are in a village near Tower Road and Odd's Lane?

3. Who hears a horn when they are entering the tower, a horn they thought they had lost many years before in a battle?

4. Who asks if they will have to die in order for Roland to reach the Dark Tower?

5. Who pulls the cart as the characters get closer and closer to the Dark Tower?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Susannah begins to laugh too hard when Joe Collins is showing them a comic routine?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susannah Dean has done things which seem to show that she has a split personality, causing her to turn to the dark side to help the Crimson King.

Part 1: Do you agree that Susannah actually has a split personality?

Part 2: Why do you think that Susannah is targeted to be a helped for the less than good side?

Part 3: Do you think a person who turns bad is always bad or do they always have a chance to mend their ways?

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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