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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roland ask Aunt Talitha to do for him and his friends in Chapter 13?
(a) Offer her blessin.
(b) Offer her kisses.
(c) Offer her money.
(d) Offer her gifts.

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

3. What does Roland mistake the plane crash for in Chapter 1?
(a) A car crash.
(b) A downed building.
(c) A big bird.
(d) A coffin.

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

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

6. Where is Jake in a dream in Chapter 16?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) West Texas.
(d) Western Missouri.

7. What does one of the twins say fell out of the sky like Icarus in Chapter 9?
(a) A flying man.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A child.
(d) A bird.

8. What is the purple cloud Jake and the others can see covering the city in Chapter 6?
(a) The poisonous gas.
(b) Fog.
(c) Rain clouds.
(d) Acid rain.

9. What does Tick-Tock Man want the computers for, as he admits in Chapter 31?
(a) To kill everyone in Lud.
(b) To work for him so he can control Lud.
(c) To take over the world.
(d) To stop them from playing the drum back beat.

10. What is the password Gasher has Jake read from a piece of paper in Chapter 25?
(a) Plank.
(b) Bountiful.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Peg leg.

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

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

13. Who claims to have heard a sonic boom after seeing Blaine running in Lud in Chapter 11?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Aunt Talitha.
(d) Si.

14. Who does the guy Eddie shoots in Chapter 21 look like to Susannah?
(a) Clarabell the Clown.
(b) Bozo the Clown.
(c) Mr. Noodle.
(d) Ronald McDonald.

15. What does Susannah believe the speakers broadcasting the drum back beat were originally used for?
(a) Crowd control.
(b) Announcements and propoganda during the war.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Music for festivals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building is Susannah reminded of in Chapter 21 as she follows Maud and Jeeves to the Cradle of Lud?

2. What is a monorail?

3. Who falls over the edge of the bridge in Chapter 12?

4. Why does Jake begin to cry at the end of Chapter 13?

5. Why did Roland allow Gasher to take Jake as he explains it to Eddie in Chapter 15?

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