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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. At the party in Part 2,. Chapter 1, after the introductions and dinner and after the members of the ka-tet have had a chance to talk with the people, what does Roland do?

2. When the Wolves come to the community, what do they take with them?

3. Who is Andy?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Roland make Rosalita promise?

5. With whom is the second-hand bookstore owner in trouble?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Roland tell Eddie at the end of Part 2, Chapter 2, about Susannah?

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

5. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 2 Eddie hears chimes while he is reading the paper the mobsters and the store owner are discussing. Is this significant?

6. Why is the vacant lot so important?

7. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 6, what does the group from the Calla explain to Roland and his ka-tet about the Wolves?

8. 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?

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

10. What are the vagrant dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Father Callahan being a Catholic priest and his being an alcoholic?

Essay Topic 2

Roland, Father Callahan, and the ka-tet use the Unfound Door and the Doorway Cave to travel todash. What is the significance of doors in this story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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