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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a palaver?
(a) A position in the household of a magician.
(b) To discuss a specific subject on a specific day with your friends.
(c) To have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds.
(d) A type of hat Roland wears.

2. Why does Jake turn on his father in Chapter 17?
(a) He does not want his father to hurt his mother.
(b) He is confused and angry.
(c) He has changed, feels he no longer belongs here.
(d) He dislikes his father.

3. What marks does Jake find on his body in Chapter 4 that he believes happened in his dream?
(a) Bruises on his side.
(b) Bruises on his head.
(c) Scrapes on his hands.
(d) Scrapes on his knees.

4. What is the Drawers according to Susannah?
(a) A place where Susannah was once tortured.
(b) A place where Detta would go to do bad things.
(c) A place where the truth of the Dark Tower is hidden.
(d) A place where Eddie nearly died.

5. Which guardian does Roland talk about in a poem taught him by his nursemaid?
(a) The turtle.
(b) The fish.
(c) The lion.
(d) The bear.

6. How does Susannah travel with Eddie and Roland in Chapter 7?
(a) In her wheelchair.
(b) In a wagon.
(c) In a sling on Roland's back.
(d) In a sling on Eddie's back.

7. What does a billy-bumbler look like as described in Chapter 7?
(a) A cross between a badger and a raccoon.
(b) A cross between a squirrel and a bird.
(c) A cross between a cat and a dog.
(d) A cross between an elephant and a bear.

8. What book in Jake's room catches Mrs. Shaw's attention in Chapter 20?
(a) Charlie the Choo-Choo.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Goodnight Moon.
(d) Catch-22.

9. What other memory does Roland talk of having about Jake in Chapter 13?
(a) Jake fell accidentally.
(b) Jake was never there.
(c) Jake jumped intentionally to his death.
(d) Jake was pushed by someone else.

10. What did Hax tell Roland was the last act of the Great Old Ones?
(a) To create Susannah's world.
(b) To create Roland's world.
(c) To create the Twelve Guardians.
(d) To create the Beams.

11. Whose voice does Eddie hear in his head as he carves in Chapter 3?
(a) Susannah's.
(b) Henry's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) Roland's.

12. How did Jake know in Chapter 5 that the pretzel vendor would drink a bottle of Yoo-hoo as opposed to a can?
(a) It was the day he died, he had lived it before.
(b) The pretzel vendor only sells bottles.
(c) He is psychic.
(d) Roland told him.

13. What does Roland say in Chapter 14 he learned from Jake when he hypnotized him?
(a) The details of Jake's death.
(b) The directions to the Dark Tower.
(c) The directions to the city of Lud.
(d) The details of Jake's life.

14. How old is Jake in Chapter 1?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twelve.

15. What does Susannah think the speaking ring looks like in Chapter 23?
(a) The Sphinx.
(b) The Washington Monument.
(c) Stonehenge.
(d) The Great Pyramid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous animal does Eddie compare Mir to when he first sees it in Chapter 5?

2. What is unusual about Mir's head?

3. How long does Jake believe, in Chapter 5, he will be gone?

4. What type of watch is Jake wearing in Chapter 18?

5. What does Roland tell Susannah protects the speaking ring?

(see the answer keys)

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