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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 do the dinner guests do after dinner?

2. Who does Rhea see in the pink orb?

3. Who does Rhea want to tell about Susan sleeping with Roland?

4. How does Roland learn the instructions Rhea told Susan?

5. What does Mayor Thorin buy for Susan in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Roland kill his mother?

2. How does Rhea shock the Big Coffin Hunters in this section?

3. What does Roland write in the message he sends home?

4. What does Jonas do in the boys' bunrkoom in this section?

5. What is the Gunslinger's plan to deal with Farson and his men?

6. How does Susan arrange to meet Roland at the orange grove?

7. What does Roland say happened to all the characters after he left the town?

8. How does the mayor disgust Susan in this section?

9. What does Rhea see in her pink ball in this section?

10. What major turn of events occurs in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does King use popular culture in the book? How does he create new meaning from the elements of popular culture he uses? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate is Stephen King's representation of American town life? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

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