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

2. Why does Gasher make Jake sing in Chapter 25?
(a) To announce their arrival to Tick-Tock Man.
(b) To entertain Gasher.
(c) To throw Roland off their trail.
(d) To keep the haunts that live in the machines away.

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

4. What did Jake leave behind that Roland picks up in Chapter 20?
(a) His hat.
(b) His pack.
(c) His books.
(d) His shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jake guess was Tick-Tock Man's grandfather in Chapter 28?

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

3. Who bursts into the bunker and attacks Tick-Tock Man in Chapter 31?

4. How does Roland find his way through the maze in Chapter 20?

5. What contest does Roland's ka-tet and Blaine enter into in the final pages of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the ending of the book say about the future of these characters?

2. Where does Gasher take Jake?

3. Why do Roland, Jake, Susannah, and Eddie suddenly find the book Charlie and the Choo-Choo so sinister in Chapters 23-24?

4. What happens to Roland in Chapters 19 and 23 as he navigates his way through the garbage maze to save Jake?

5. What do Jake's actions in Chapters 32-34 say about his character?

6. How do Susannah and Eddie finally reach Blaine's cradle in Chapter 24?

7. What does Jake believe is the purpose of Blaine in their quest? What does Eddie see that places this purpose in jeopardy?

8. What does Susannah notice in the city in Chapter 18? What were they used for?

9. What does Roland tell his friends about the ka-tet in Chapter 19? What does Eddie realize after he hears this information?

10. How does Roland get into the room to rescue Jake in Chapter 34?

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