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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 6, with whom do Eddie and Susannah spend the night?
(a) Tian Jaffords and his family.
(b) Rosalita.
(c) Father Callahan.
(d) Mia.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Jake do when Benny is asleep?
(a) He sneaks into the house and eats cookies.
(b) He goes todash alone to Manhattan.
(c) He goes exploring.
(d) He follows the trail he saw Mr. Slightman take earlier.

3. What idea does Mrs. Eisenhart inspire in Roland?
(a) Using her sewing needles to defeat the Wolves.
(b) Using the method of throwing plates to help he and his ka-tet defeat the Wolves.
(c) Writing a law to prohibit the Wolves from entering the Calla.
(d) Lacing her bread with poison and giving it to the members of the village who do not want the gunslinger and his ka-tet to help the village.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 1, what does Roland tell Eddie he wants him to do?
(a) Keep an eye on Father Callahan and make sure he doesn't begin to turn the villagers against Roland and the rest of the ka-tet.
(b) Replace him as leader of the ka-tet should something happen to Roland.
(c) Go through the Unfound Door and buy the vacant lot from the secondhand book store owner.
(d) Take Susannah and leave the ka-tet.

5. After the mobsters leave, what do Calvin and Eddie discuss?
(a) The stock market.
(b) The current condition of the rare book market.
(c) The weather outside.
(d) The books the mobsters wanted to burn.

6. What is interesting about one of the books Calvin shows Eddie?
(a) The title and cover page have an incorrect title on them, and the name of the author is different on the copyright and the cover page.
(b) It is a book that hasn't been written yet.
(c) It is not a rare book; it actually has millions of copies in print.
(d) The book is about Eddie's life.

7. What is the subject of Roland's discussion with Father Callahan regarding Susannah at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Whether she is fit enough to fight the Wolves.
(b) Why she should leave the ka-tet.
(c) Roland suggests the option of aborting Susannah/Mia's baby.
(d) If she should teach others to throw the plate.

8. Where does Father Callahan discover Calvin Tower has gone?
(a) Las Vegas, Nevada.
(b) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(c) A small town in Maine.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

9. When Overholser approaches Roland at the gathering at the Pavillion, what does he tell Roland?
(a) That he strongly disagrees with Roland and the ka-tet trying to defeat the Wolves.
(b) That one of the men Roland asked to guard the children was ill and as such wouldn't be able to perform his guarding duties.
(c) That he thinks Roland and his ka-tet should leave, both for their own good and for the good of the village.
(d) That he thinks the children should be kept out in plain sight so that all can see where the Wolves will be heading when they come.

10. What does Jake feel guilty about?
(a) That he betrayed his good friend Benny by telling Roland and the others about what he saw Benny's father doing.
(b) About befriending Benny and then discovering what Mr. Slightman is up to.
(c) Jake does not feel guilty about anything at this point in the story.
(d) About having such a good time with his friend Benny while the other members of the ka-tet have so many responsibilities.

11. During his visit to New York to see Magruder, Callahan takes a walk through NYC. During this walk, what happens to Callahan?
(a) He gets very drunk and he begins to cough up blood, which scares him very badly.
(b) He gets lost and cannot find his way back to the hospital Magruder is staying in.
(c) He is jumped on the street by two men who pull him into an empty laundromat and start to carve a swastika on his forehead.
(d) He has a vision where he sees God and recognizes the vision as his calling to clean up his life and get back to the priesthood where he belongs.

12. After he visits with Callahan in Part 2, Chapter 4, where does Roland go?
(a) To see Susannah and Eddie.
(b) To see Rosalita.
(c) To Eisenhart's ranch.
(d) To see Tia.

13. What does Jake discuss with Roland on the way to town in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) The Wolves.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Mr. Slightman.

14. Why is throwing the plates so important?
(a) Because it gives the women a place in the story.
(b) Because it is a way for Roland and the ka-tet to make up for missing firepower.
(c) Because if women don't continue to throw the plate, all of the Calla's crops will die.
(d) Because it is an ancient tradition that needs to be continued.

15. When Callahan returns, what does he find Eddie about to do?
(a) Short-circuit Andy.
(b) Throw himself off a ledge.
(c) Pick the rose from the vacant lot.
(d) Help Susannah deliver her baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jake wakes in Part 2, Chapter 7, who comes to lead him away?

2. What does Jake see when he arrives at the location he is led to?

3. What is Roland's response to Eddie's thoughts about Mr. Slightman being corrupt?

4. What does Susannah demonstrate for Roland, Eddie, and Jake at the Jaffords' farm?

5. What are the Wolves?

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