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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Susannah think the speaking ring looks like in Chapter 23?
(a) The Great Pyramid.
(b) The Sphinx.
(c) Stonehenge.
(d) The Washington Monument.

2. What does a billy-bumbler look like as described in Chapter 7?
(a) A cross between a cat and a dog.
(b) A cross between a badger and a raccoon.
(c) A cross between an elephant and a bear.
(d) A cross between a squirrel and a bird.

3. Who is Mrs. Shaw?
(a) A nanny.
(b) The maid.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) A teacher.

4. What does Roland say in Chapter 14 he learned from Jake when he hypnotized him?
(a) The details of Jake's life.
(b) The directions to the Dark Tower.
(c) The details of Jake's death.
(d) The directions to the city of Lud.

5. How much older than he is Eddie's brother?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Eight years.

6. What name does Jake call the rose in Chapter 18?
(a) Jane.
(b) Rose.
(c) Allie.
(d) Susannah.

7. What does Roland tell Susannah protects the speaking ring?
(a) A dwarf.
(b) A demon.
(c) A troll.
(d) A guardian.

8. Who is waiting for Jake in Chapter 17 when he arrives home?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His French teacher.

9. In the story told in Chapter 10 about Old Star and Old Mother, who was Cassiopeia?
(a) Old Mother.
(b) A beautiful young woman.
(c) Old Star.
(d) Old Mother's daughter.

10. What is a palaver?
(a) To discuss a specific subject on a specific day with your friends.
(b) A type of hat Roland wears.
(c) A position in the household of a magician.
(d) To have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds.

11. What does Eddie often see when he looks at a piece of wood?
(a) A potential weapon.
(b) A walking stick waiting to be used.
(c) A shape waiting to be carved.
(d) A potential tool.

12. How old is Jake in Chapter 1?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twenty.

13. What does Jake repeat to himself over and over as he walks in an empty lot in Chapter 16?
(a) Everything is still here.
(b) It is all gone.
(c) Leave me alone.
(d) This is crazy.

14. How long has Jake been fighting the rising madness inside him as stated in Chapter 1?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

15. Where does Roland tell Eddie and Susannah Jake is from in Chapter 14?
(a) New Orleans, 2004.
(b) New York between 1963 and 1987.
(c) Chicago between 1990 and 2000.
(d) San Francisco between 1970 and 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game are Eddie and Henry playing in Chapter 22?

2. What book in Jake's room catches Mrs. Shaw's attention in Chapter 20?

3. Upon what books does Stephen King say he based the Dark Tower Series in the Introduction of this novel?

4. Which guardian does Roland talk about in a poem taught him by his nursemaid?

5. What does Eddie draw in the dirt at the speaking ring in Chapter 25?

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