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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susannah travel with Eddie and Roland in Chapter 7?

2. What other memory does Roland talk of having about Jake in Chapter 13?

3. What is ka?

4. Who does Eddie believe he met just before Henry went into the army in the 1970s?

5. Who is first to hear the approaching bear as described in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Roland talk of when he collapses after the death of the bear?

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

3. What does Roland believe the bear's purpose was?

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

5. Why does Jake leave his family's home? What of his father's does he take?

6. What terrible tragedy took place in Eddie's family that caused his mother to encourage Henry to be Eddie's constant guardian?

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

8. What are Eddie's options when he hears the bear crashing down trees and headed in his direction?

9. Who does Jake meet in his dreams in Chapter 3?

10. What happens to the Mansion as Jake attempts to enter Roland's world in Chapter 33?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the Beams? How are they going to lead Roland and his friends to the Dark Tower? What is the Dark Tower? What will happen when Roland and his friends reach the Dark Tower? How is Jake following the Beams while still in his own world? Does he know he is following the Beams? How does Roland know about the Beams? Where did Roland learn much of what he knows about the Dark Tower? Why will Roland not share his past with his friends? Is Roland trying to hide something? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following in detail citing examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Point of view

2) Structure of the novel

3) Language--mention the use of metaphor and simile, as well as specific language

4) Setting.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss gunslingers. What is a gunslinger? What is Roland's role as a gunslinger? How is Roland's role different from the traditional idea of a gunslinger? How is it similar? Why do you suppose the author chose to make Roland a gunslinger? What does this say about Roland's adventures? How is Roland treated by the people he comes into contact with? What does this say about the role of gunslinger in Roland's world?

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