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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. What do the others feel when they visit the vacant lot?
2. How is Mia born?
3. Why does Jake pick the object up off of the ground in the vacant lot?
4. Why does Roland decide to help the people of Calla Bryn Sturgis?
5. What does the stranger tell the ka-tet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are the Wolves stealing Calla Bryn Sturgis' children?
2. When the group arrives back at Father Callahan and company's camp, whom do they all see preparing the meal?
3. 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?
4. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Roland feel when he arrives in Calla Bryn Sturgis?
5. What type of person does Father Callahan appear to be?
6. What type of a person does Wayne Overholser appear to be?
7. What is the significance of Eddie and Jake traveling back to Manhattan in the year 1977?
8. Why does Roland tell Jake to spend the night with Benny Slightman?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of good and evil is a popular one for Stephen King. Explore how King depicts the epic battle of good vs. evil in Wolves of the Calla; use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What was Roland's true reasoning in telling Eddie, Jake, and Susannah to go to Took's besides purchasing groceries? Explain your answer with evidence from the text.
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