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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom does Jake get a note in Chapter 20?
(a) Ms. Avery, his English Comp teacher.
(b) Mr. Bissette, his French teacher.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Roland.

2. What novel does the English Comp teacher ask her students to read over the summer in Chapter 3?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Carrie.
(d) The Stand.

3. What is written on the stone marker Jake sees in a dream in Chapter 3?
(a) Traveller, Beyond Lies Lud.
(b) Chicago, Ten Miles.
(c) Traveller, Beyond Lies Mid-World.
(d) Leaving New York.

4. What book in Jake's room catches Mrs. Shaw's attention in Chapter 20?
(a) Catch-22.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Goodnight Moon.
(d) Charlie the Choo-Choo.

5. What does Eddie often see in a piece of wood?
(a) A potential tool.
(b) The potential for a weapon.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A shape waiting for someone to let it out.

6. What book is Aaron Deepneau reading in Chapters 12-15?
(a) The Plague.
(b) Carrie.
(c) The Stand.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

7. What is ka-tet?
(a) A group of travelers who travel together for convience.
(b) A group of people with interrelated destinies.
(c) A group of people with the same birthdate.
(d) A group of travelers with the same destination.

8. How long does Jake believe, in Chapter 5, he will be gone?
(a) A day.
(b) A month.
(c) For good.
(d) A year.

9. What did Henry steal from the girl Maryanne in Chapter 21?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her movie ticket.
(c) Her tabloid paper.
(d) Her gum.

10. What animal is features in the poem Jake reads on a sign in Chapter 16?
(a) Lion.
(b) Fish.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Bear.

11. Upon what books does Stephen King say he based the Dark Tower Series in the Introduction of this novel?
(a) Stephen Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.
(b) Disney's Mary Poppins.
(c) Terry Brooks' The Sword of Shannara.
(d) J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings.

12. In Chapter 9, what do Roland and his friends realize the bear was?
(a) A robot.
(b) A toy.
(c) A mother bear.
(d) A phantom from another world.

13. To whom does Jake leave a note in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Shaw.
(b) His parents.
(c) Ms. Avery.
(d) Mr. Bissette.

14. What does Eddie believe the Twelve Portals are?
(a) Doors to other deminsions.
(b) Doors to the center of Roland's world.
(c) Doors to his world.
(d) Doors to other countries.

15. Where does Roland claim he killed Jake in Chapter 13?
(a) On the beach.
(b) Under the mountains.
(c) In Eddie's world.
(d) In Jake's world.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story told in Chapter 10 about Old Star and Old Mother, who was Cassiopeia?

2. Why does Roland believe he is going insane in Chapter1?

3. In her shooting lessons in Chapter 1, what has Susannah forgotten if she aims with her hand?

4. What marks does Jake find on his body in Chapter 4 that he believes happened in his dream?

5. What does Eddie ask for guts to complete in Chapter 18?

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