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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Walter?
(a) Roland's brother.
(b) Roland's best friend.
(c) The man in black, Roland's nemesis.
(d) The man in white, Roland's teacher.

4. For what company does Bob work in the story of Charlie the Choo-Choo as revealed in Chapter 22?
(a) Mid-World Railway Company.
(b) Amtrack.
(c) Mid-Cities Railway Company.
(d) Topeka Limited.

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

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

7. What does Eddie draw in the dirt at the speaking ring in Chapter 25?
(a) A door.
(b) A rose.
(c) A key.
(d) A house.

8. Who is the boy in Jake's dream who tells him he is there to guide him?
(a) Henry.
(b) Walter.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Roland.

9. Why is Jake reluctant to leave the rose in Chapter 18?
(a) He feels it is dangerous to him.
(b) He feels a need to protect it.
(c) He wants to take it to his mother.
(d) He wants to gaze at its beauty.

10. Why does the author capitalize the phrase, Watch Out for Eddie repeatedly in Chapter 3?
(a) Because it is the title of a song.
(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) To express its use as a book title.

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

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

13. What does a voice in Eddie's head tell him in Chapter 1?
(a) To tell Henry the truth about his cruelty.
(b) To tell Roland to hold the key to make the voices stop.
(c) To tell Jake to stay where he is.
(d) To tell Susannah to keep Odetta asleep.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Henry steal from the girl Maryanne in Chapter 21?

3. What novel does the English Comp teacher ask her students to read over the summer in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the business Eddie visits in his dreams in Chapter 19?

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

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