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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of watch is Jake wearing in Chapter 18?
(a) Rolex.
(b) Seiko.
(c) Breitling.
(d) Timex.

4. What does Eddie ask for guts to complete in Chapter 18?
(a) The key.
(b) The doll.
(c) The rose.
(d) The bear.

5. Who is first to hear the approaching bear as described in Chapter 5?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Roland and Susannah together.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Roland.

6. Where does Eddie hide from the bear in Chapter 5?
(a) A tree.
(b) A ditch.
(c) A hut.
(d) A tent.

7. What is the voice Eddie hears in his head as he carves saying to him?
(a) The voice ridicules him for not doing better.
(b) The voice tells him how beautiful his work is.
(c) The voice encourages him to do better.
(d) The voice calls him weak, a sissy for carving.

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

9. What was Eddie's drug of choice in his life in 1980's New York?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Oxycodon.
(d) Crystal Meth.

10. What comes out of the bear's nose each time it sneezes in Chapter 2?
(a) Parasites.
(b) Oil.
(c) Water.
(d) Infectious muscus.

11. Who finally shoots and kills Mir in Chapter 8?
(a) Roland.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Susannah.
(d) Eddie.

12. 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 it is the title of a song.
(c) Because the author wants the reader to be sure to see it.
(d) To express the importance of this role in Henry's childhood.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roland hope to find at the Great Portal as he tells Eddie and Susannah in Chapter 12?

2. Whose voice does Eddie hear in his head as he carves in Chapter 3?

3. How did Jake know in Chapter 5 that the pretzel vendor would drink a bottle of Yoo-hoo as opposed to a can?

4. Who is Mir?

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

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