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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 are the vagrant dead?

2. What about Susannah is Roland afraid of?

3. What does Jake consider the object he picks up in the vacant lot to be?

4. Why does Eddie think that there is a reason he and Jake traveled to the bookstore?

5. Where does Jake spend the night in Part 2, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Roland assign Susannah a role where she is to sit back and observe the strangers from the Calla rather than take an active part in their conversations?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Roland feel when he arrives in Calla Bryn Sturgis?

3. How do Roland and his ka-tet begin to gain the confidence of the people of Calla Bryn Sturgis in Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. What does Jake grab off of the ground when they are at the vacant lot?

5. How does Jake react to the newcomers?

6. What was in the contract that Eddie read when he was in Manhattan at the used bookstore, and why is the contract important?

7. The night that the group meets the Calla villagers, the entire ka-tet goes todash to Manhattan. What is different about Susannah there, and why is that important?

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

9. 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?

10. Who is Mia, and why is she important to the story thus far?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Roland's discussion with Jake about secrecy reveal about Roland's moral fiber?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) of this story? Is there more than one? Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is this book organized? How is its organization important to the flow of the story?

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