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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. Who warns Callahan to get Jake out of there, as seen in the vision that he has during the time they are driving?

2. Who begins the shooting at the guards during the planned attack and retrieval of the Breakers?

3. What does John give back to Roland and to Eddie as they begin to part ways to go on their separate missions?

4. Who does Jake have trade places with him in the imaginary world, hoping to ensure they both can stay safe?

5. When Jake was a young child, he saw a movie about _____________ which is why they are appearing in the mind trap that he finds himself in.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the current status of the Breakers in the story, which is why the people in the group of characters want to save them?

2. What is the conclusion the people in the group seem to have about the role of the writer, Stephen King?

3. What does Roland do with the man who is horrible and melted looking, obviously from another world?

4. What is the dream that Sheemie has, which he shares with the others during this section of the story?

5. What does Susannah decide to do in order to escape from the place where Mordred and the others are keeping her?

6. What is the explanation that Finli offers as to why the Wolves didn't come back from their last expedition?

7. What do the travelers find the in the cave when they manage to make it to the cave together?

8. What happens to Sheemie when he tries to leave the room during the fighting between the guards and the travelers?

9. Why is Mordred angry with himself when he is just hours old and watching the characters talk about him?

10. Who are the fathers of the baby, according to Susannah's recollection of the way that Mordred was conceived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roland tells Moses and Marian that stopping the Breakers was a means for him to get to the Tower.

Part 1: Do you think that Roland made the right choice in stopping the Breakers?

Part 2: Do you think you would have revealed this fact to Moses and to Marian if you were in Roland's shoes?

Part 3: How do you think Roland also might have been able to get to the Tower?

Essay Topic 2

Mordred is another character who tries to get into the thoughts of those around him, so others wear hoods to protect themselves.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to find out the thoughts of others in the story?

Part 2: Do you think that you would want to be able to read the thoughts of others?

Part 3: How do you think you would live your life if you realized today that you were able to read the thoughts of others?

Essay Topic 3

Jake shakes off the people who are trying to get into his head, pushing away the psychic entry.

Part 1: Why do you think it's possible for Jake to push away the psychic attacks?

Part 2: How do you think you might handle someone trying to push into your mind?

Part 3: Why do you think that the vampires and other characters want to hurt Jake during this part of the story?

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