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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. What does Roland tell Susannah protects the speaking ring?

2. Who finally shoots and kills Mir in Chapter 8?

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

4. What was Eddie's drug of choice in his life in 1980's New York?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What noise causes Susannah and Roland to rush back to their camp?

2. What makes Jake stop in a bookstore in Chapter 13? What does he buy there?

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

4. What is important about the jawbone Roland has carried with him since his meeting with Jake?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What surprises Jake about the grade he receives on his Final Essay in English?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are Si and Mercy? Where did they come from? How does Roland feel about them? What do Roland and his friends learn about the city of Lud from these people? How does this information help Roland and his friends? How does it confirm something they already knew? What does Charlie and the Choo-Choo have to do with the city and the story Roland and his friends learn about it? Is this foreshadowing? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Roland's world to the New York of Jake's time. Compare and contrast the New York of Eddie's time with the New York of Jake's time. What differences are there? How are they similar? Why do you think the author chose to make New York City the home of Jake, Eddie, and Susannah? How different is that city to each of the three characters? Do you think the setting of New York City will be important to the developing plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of these themes in detail, using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Dreams

2) Surreality

3) Friendship

4) Family

5) Bravery.

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