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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. What does Gasher stop to show Jake in Chapter 19?
(a) A marble fountain.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A school bus.
(d) A trailer house.

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

3. What do Roland and his friends find in Chapter 5?
(a) A bird with parasites.
(b) A fish with cold sores.
(c) A dog that has rabies.
(d) A beehave that has been poisoned with radiation.

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

5. What song does Eddie believe is the back beat they can hear playing in Lud in Chapter 4?
(a) Sharp Dressed Man.
(b) Velcro Fly.
(c) Sleeping Bag.
(d) Legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who figures out the answer to Blaine's riddle in Chapter 3?

2. What does Roland mistake the plane crash for in Chapter 1?

3. What does Oy tell Roland in Chapter 29 about the people in the room?

4. What story does Eddie want Roland to tell in Chapter 6?

5. What does Susannah ask Blaine in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the most striking differences between the city of Lud and the underground bunker?

2. What does Blaine tell Roland and his ka-tet is the reason he has decided to end his existence?

3. How did Mercy lose her eyesight?

4. What do Bill and Till tell Roland and his ka-tet about the large city of Lud?

5. What is significant about the drum beat that Roland and his ka-tet have been able to hear for days since beginning their approach to Lud? What becomes apparent about the purpose of this drum beat?

6. What is the reaction of the people of River Crossing when they learn Roland is a gunslinger?

7. How does Roland communicate with Jake in Chapter 31?

8. What does Blaine demand of Eddie and Susannah in Chapter 30 before he will agree to transport Roland and the ka-tet?

9. What is significant about the airplane Roland and his ka-tet find in Chapter 1?

10. In Chapters 5-6, what happens to Blaine's cabin walls? For what reason?

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