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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Susannah believe the people of River Crossing look at Roland in Chapter 13?
(a) Like a saint.
(b) Like a god.
(c) Like a king.
(d) Like a lover.

2. What does Eddie say jokes are supposed to make you do in Chapter 2?
(a) Think critically.
(b) Think around corners.
(c) Be amused.
(d) Have fun.

3. How far does Blaine travel as related in Chapter 4?
(a) Only to Topeka.
(b) Only to the outskirts of Kansas City.
(c) Only to the far side of the Waste Land.
(d) Only to River Crossing.

4. How does Roland say he knows they are being followed in Chapter 2?
(a) He noticed the odd behavior of the animals.
(b) He saw smoke.
(c) He has seen people.
(d) He smells people.

5. What is the old woman afraid Roland and his friends are in Chapter 4?
(a) Pubes.
(b) Grays.
(c) Harriers.
(d) Rebels.

6. What does Eddie believe caused the crash?
(a) The plane ran out of gas.
(b) The plane was hit with lightning.
(c) The plane was hit by gunfire.
(d) The plane ran into a storm.

7. How does Roland find his way through the maze in Chapter 20?
(a) With Oy's sense of smell and direction.
(b) Through the sound Gasher makes as he runs.
(c) With the ability to see Jake's aura lingering.
(d) Through the sound of Jake's thoughts.

8. Who does Little Blaine say he is in Chapter 27?
(a) The creator of the machines.
(b) The unforgotten.
(c) The ghost inside the machines.
(d) The one left behind in rooms of ruin and halls of the dead.

9. What conclusion does Jake come to about Blaine during his dream in Chapter 16?
(a) He is the truth, he is danger.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He is harmless.
(d) He is a pain and a danger.

10. Who falls over the edge of the bridge in Chapter 12?
(a) Roland.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Jake.
(d) Oy.

11. What is the name of the man who gave Jake the riddle book?
(a) Calvin Tower.
(b) Elmer Chambers.
(c) Eddie Greene.
(d) Aaron Deepneau.

12. Why does Roland insist they must split up in Chapter 15?
(a) Only Roland can save Jake.
(b) They cannot take Susannah into Gasher's maze.
(c) They must continue with their journey no matter what.
(d) They cannot leave Oy alone.

13. What do Roland and his friends find in the cockpit of the plane in Chapter 1?
(a) The mummified remains of Andrew Quick.
(b) The mummified remains of Walter.
(c) The mummified remains of Jack Mort.
(d) The mummified remains of David Quick.

14. What contest does Roland's ka-tet and Blaine enter into in the final pages of the novel?
(a) A singing contest.
(b) A mathmatic contest.
(c) A spelling contest.
(d) A riddle contest.

15. Why does Roland believe Oy was pushed out of his pack in Chapter 15?
(a) He is too friendly with humans.
(b) He is too ugly.
(c) He will not behave.
(d) He is too intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Blaine give in Chapter 39 for killing everyone in Lud?

2. What did Jake leave behind that Roland picks up in Chapter 20?

3. How does Roland give Jake instructions in Chapter 28?

4. How can Blaine tell when Eddie or Susannah are lying to him?

5. Why does Eddie fire a shot from his Ruger into the rain soaked sky in Chapter 27?

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