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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jake know in Chapter 5 that the pretzel vendor would drink a bottle of Yoo-hoo as opposed to a can?
(a) Roland told him.
(b) It was the day he died, he had lived it before.
(c) He is psychic.
(d) The pretzel vendor only sells bottles.

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

3. Which guardian does Roland talk about in a poem taught him by his nursemaid?
(a) The bear.
(b) The lion.
(c) The turtle.
(d) The fish.

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

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

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

7. Who is the first person Susannah thinks of in Chapter 1 as she listens to the falling trees?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Herself.
(c) Odetta.
(d) Roland.

8. A poster of what actor in Chapter 20 reminds Jake of Roland?
(a) Clint Eastwood.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) The Lone Ranger.
(d) John Wayne.

9. What famous animal does Eddie compare Mir to when he first sees it in Chapter 5?
(a) King Kong.
(b) Yogi Bear.
(c) Godzilla.
(d) Garfield the Cat.

10. What does Jake think is important about the key he has found in Chapter 17?
(a) The s shape at the tip.
(b) The c shape at the base.
(c) The s shape at the base.
(d) The c shape at the tip.

11. What is the name of the bookstore Jake visits in Chapters 12-13?
(a) The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind.
(b) Borders.
(c) Tom and Gerry's Artistic Booksellers.
(d) The Bookworm.

12. Who are the Old People?
(a) Long gone people who once lived in Roland's world.
(b) Roland's ancestors.
(c) The people who once tortured Susannah.
(d) The people who live in nursing homes throughout Roland's world.

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

14. Where does Roland tell Susannah and Eddie he once met Jake in Chapter 14?
(a) A bus station.
(b) A subway station.
(c) An airport.
(d) A way station.

15. Why does the author capitalize the phrase, Watch Out for Eddie repeatedly in Chapter 3?
(a) To express its use as a book title.
(b) Because the author wants the reader to be sure to see it.
(c) To express the importance of this role in Henry's childhood.
(d) Because it is the title of a song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake realize in Chapter 4 is the answer to Aaron Deepneau's riddle?

2. What animal is features in the poem Jake reads on a sign in Chapter 16?

3. Who is first to hear the approaching bear as described in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Roland say the Great Old Ones were in Chapter 12?

5. What did Hax tell Roland was the last act of the Great Old Ones?

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