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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. While Eddie, Jake, and Susannah are gone in Part 2, Chapter 8, what happens to Roland?

2. What does Jake's journey while asleep in Part 2 tell us about Jake?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 1, what does Roland tell Eddie he wants him to do?

4. What is interesting about Roland's experience in Part 2 Chapter 8?

5. What does the symbol on the box where Callahan keeps his special object mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Father Callahan's response to Roland's request regarding Susannah and her pregnancy?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what does Eddie ask Father Callahan to do regarding Calvin Tower?

3. What is Roland's response to Jake's concerns during this ride into town?

4. What does Susannah learn to do in Part 3, Chapter 1?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 7, Jake is able to see into Susannah's dream. What does this tell the audience about Jake?

6. Father Callahan has a very potent response to Roland's request regarding Susannah. Why does he have this poignant response?

7. In Part 3, Chapter 5, Tian Jaffords calls a town meeting to discuss the plan to battle the Wolves. What does Roland tell the crowd at this meeting?

8. What is the significance of Lady Oriza and throwing plates?

9. How does Roland think throwing the plate will help defeat the Wolves?

10. When Oy leads Jake from his tent, where does he go and what does he witness?

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

What is the significance of the setting (that of a Western movie) of this story, and how does that clash with Andy, the Wolves, and the Dogan? Use examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

There are many instances in this book that appear to be coincidences on the surface but, when examined deeper, are much more important. For instance, the word "Calla" is part of Father Callahan's name, and Father Callahan is really the individual responsible for bringing the village, the gunslinger, and the ka-tet together. What other such coincidences exist in the text, and how are they relevant to one another? Use the text to support your answers.

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