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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contest does Roland's ka-tet and Blaine enter into in the final pages of the novel?
(a) A singing contest.
(b) A mathmatic contest.
(c) A spelling contest.
(d) A riddle contest.

2. What does Roland mistake the plane crash for in Chapter 1?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A big bird.
(c) A downed building.
(d) A car crash.

3. Who claims to have heard a sonic boom after seeing Blaine running in Lud in Chapter 11?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Aunt Talitha.
(d) Si.

4. What is the name of the man who gave Jake the riddle book?
(a) Eddie Greene.
(b) Aaron Deepneau.
(c) Elmer Chambers.
(d) Calvin Tower.

5. What does Susannah think in Chapter 3 made Roland turn inward on himself?
(a) The Big Bomb.
(b) The Big Empty.
(c) The Big Depression.
(d) The Big War.

6. Who does the guy Eddie shoots in Chapter 21 look like to Susannah?
(a) Mr. Noodle.
(b) Clarabell the Clown.
(c) Bozo the Clown.
(d) Ronald McDonald.

7. What does Susannah believe the speakers broadcasting the drum back beat were originally used for?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Crowd control.
(c) Announcements and propoganda during the war.
(d) Music for festivals.

8. What does Eddie see that he thinks is Blaine in Chapter 6?
(a) A broken monorail.
(b) A derailed train.
(c) A dead man.
(d) A exploded train.

9. What has happened to Jake's watch as he notes in Chapter 1?
(a) It has a broken crystal.
(b) It no longer tells proper time.
(c) It stopped.
(d) It's battery has stopped working.

10. What does Tick-Tock Man want the computers for, as he admits in Chapter 31?
(a) To take over the world.
(b) To stop them from playing the drum back beat.
(c) To kill everyone in Lud.
(d) To work for him so he can control Lud.

11. How does Roland find his way through the maze in Chapter 20?
(a) With Oy's sense of smell and direction.
(b) Through the sound of Jake's thoughts.
(c) Through the sound Gasher makes as he runs.
(d) With the ability to see Jake's aura lingering.

12. What conclusion does Jake come to about Blaine during his dream in Chapter 16?
(a) He is harmless.
(b) He is the truth, he is danger.
(c) He is a pain and a danger.
(d) He is lonely.

13. What song does Eddie believe is the back beat they can hear playing in Lud in Chapter 4?
(a) Legs.
(b) Velcro Fly.
(c) Sleeping Bag.
(d) Sharp Dressed Man.

14. What does Roland mentally scream at Jake to do in Chapter 32?
(a) Kill Tick-Tock Man.
(b) Open the door.
(c) Save Oy.
(d) Run.

15. What does Susannah suddenly realize was left behind in Chapter 4?
(a) Her gun.
(b) Her gun belt.
(c) Her wheelchair.
(d) Her sling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Roland and his friends find in the cockpit of the plane in Chapter 1?

2. How much time is left when Susannah begins entering the combination to open Blaine gate in Chapter 3?

3. What does Roland call the bison like animals that Jake sees in Chapter 2?

4. Why can Blaine not differentiate between fact and superstition?

5. Why does Roland put a leash on Oy in Chapter 23?

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