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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 was Susannah forced to do to save Jake in the past?
(a) Lie to Roland.
(b) Travel to a dangerous place and steal medicine.
(c) Distract a demon so Eddie and Roland could rescue Jake.
(d) Go hungry so that he might eat.

2. If Roland's suspicions about his body are correct, what is he afraid of?
(a) That Susannah will todash without the others.
(b) That his arthritis will keep him from finishing his quest.
(c) That Jake will stay with the Slightmans.
(d) That Eddie will leave the ka-tet.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Roland make Rosalita promise?
(a) That she will keep an eye on Susannah.
(b) That she will keep Roland's ailment a secret.
(c) That she will search for the Wolves on her own.
(d) That she will go with the ka-tet when they leave.

4. At the beginning of Part 2, how does the crowd receive the ka-tet?
(a) They are indifferent to their presence.
(b) They are accepting of them.
(c) They fear them.
(d) They reject them and shout at them to leave.

5. Who are the others that come with the stranger?
(a) Tian and Zalia Jaffords, Ben and Benny Slightman, and Wayne Overholser.
(b) Mia, Oy, Nort, and Trashcan Man.
(c) Beverly, Sheriff Bannerman, and Johnny.
(d) Jack, Wendy, and Tom Gordon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 2, who does Roland urge to speak to the crowd?

2. At the beginning of Part 2, where do Roland and his ka-tet ride?

3. What does Roland feel when he and his ka-tet arrive?

4. Who tells the community that there is a gunslinger coming that will help them fight the Wolves?

5. During his time with the people of the village, what does Roland NOT do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an outstanding theme already developing ?

2. What is the significance of Eddie and Jake traveling back to Manhattan in the year 1977?

3. Roland and his ka-tet meet Father Callahan and the rest of his group from Calla Bryn Sturgis. Why does this group approach the gunslinger and his ka-tet?

4. When the group arrives back at Father Callahan and company's camp, whom do they all see preparing the meal?

5. What type of a person does Wayne Overholser appear to be?

6. Why is Eddie hesitant to get involved with the people from Calla Bryn Sturgis and their troubles with the Wolves?

7. Once the children of Calla Bryn Sturgis are returned after being abducted by the Wolves, what are they like?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 2, "Dry Twist," what affliction does Roland reveal to readers and why is it a cause for concern?

9. Why does Roland tell Jake to spend the night with Benny Slightman?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 3, how does Father Callahan come to recognize a certain type of fictional creature?

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