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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Gloria?
(a) Eddie's sister.
(b) Eddie's cousin.
(c) Eddie's mother.
(d) Eddie's aunt.

2. Where does Roland tell Susannah and Eddie he once met Jake in Chapter 14?
(a) A subway station.
(b) A bus station.
(c) A way station.
(d) An airport.

3. What is Eddie carving in Chapter 4?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bear.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A toy gun.

4. What novel does the English Comp teacher ask her students to read over the summer in Chapter 3?
(a) Lord of the Flies.
(b) The Hobbit.
(c) The Stand.
(d) Carrie.

5. What does Jake realize in Chapter 4 is the answer to Aaron Deepneau's riddle?
(a) A river.
(b) A bear.
(c) A pond.
(d) A giraffe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jake reluctant to leave the rose in Chapter 18?

2. What is the Drawers according to Roland?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What road do Roland, Susannah, and Eddie find in Chapter 7? Where do they believe it will lead them?

2. Where does Roland tell Susannah to shoot the bear?

3. What does Eddie immediately notice is wrong with the bear?

4. Why did Eddie once stop carving objects out of wood?

5. What impression does Jake get from the empty lot where Tom and Gerry's Artistic Deli once stood?

6. What fear haunts Eddie all through Chapters 7-15?

7. Who is Odetta Walker? Why does Susannah call her out in Chapter 23?

8. What is the relationship between Roland, Susannah, and Eddie?

9. What causes Jake to become obsessed with doors?

10. Who does Jake meet in Chapter 20? To where does Jake follow this character?

(see the answer keys)

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