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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jake guess was Tick-Tock Man's grandfather in Chapter 28?
(a) Jack Mort.
(b) Walter.
(c) Andrew Quick.
(d) David Quick.

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

3. What does Susannah ask Blaine in Chapter 30?
(a) Who built it.
(b) A riddle.
(c) Where it came from.
(d) Where it is going.

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

5. What reason does Blaine give in Chapter 39 for killing everyone in Lud?
(a) They deserve to die.
(b) They want to die.
(c) They treated him badly.
(d) They bore him.

6. Why does Eddie fire a shot from his Ruger into the rain soaked sky in Chapter 27?
(a) To frighten off the Pubes.
(b) To express frustration.
(c) To let Roland they found Blaine's Cradle.
(d) To warn Blaine of their arrival at his cradle.

7. How do Susannah and Eddie chose which way to go in the city of Lud on Chapter 18?
(a) They choose at random.
(b) They follow citizens in the street.
(c) They choose the street with the turtle on the sign.
(d) They ask Roland.

8. To what machines does Tick-Tock Man compare the feeling in his head in Chapter 40?
(a) A printing press.
(b) A cider press.
(c) A machine press.
(d) A clothes press.

9. What does Roland mentally scream at Jake to do in Chapter 32?
(a) Save Oy.
(b) Kill Tick-Tock Man.
(c) Run.
(d) Open the door.

10. Why does Roland put a leash on Oy in Chapter 23?
(a) So Oy can lead Roland to Jake in the dark.
(b) To keep him from chasing after Jake.
(c) To protect him from Gasher.
(d) So Oy will not run away.

11. What is a monorail?
(a) A single rail serving as a track for wheeled vehicles traveling on it or suspended from it.
(b) An elevated train.
(c) A train that runs on electricity.
(d) A nickname for a passenger train.

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

13. How does Blaine explain in Chapter 5 the images Roland and his friends are able to see, as though the train's walls have vanished?
(a) It is all computer generated.
(b) It is pictures taken by satellite.
(c) It is an optical illusion.
(d) It is a new technology.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a way-gog?

2. Why does Jake briefly think about stepping on a trigger to a boobytrap in Chapter 19?

3. What song does Eddie believe is the back beat they can hear playing in Lud in Chapter 4?

4. What do the people of River Crossing line up to do before Roland in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Blaine say he wants to kill himself in Chapter 9?

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