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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conversation do Roland and Cuthbert overhear as they are eating dessert?
(a) They hear Cort and Hax plan to kill the people of Farson.
(b) They hear Cort plan to kill the people of Farson.
(c) They hear Hax and a guard plan to kill the people of Farson.
(d) They hear Hax and a guard plan to free a prisoner from the castle.

2. What is the gunslinger dreaming about when he is startled from his sleep?
(a) He dreams about Cort teaching him to shoot.
(b) He dreams about Cuthbert's death.
(c) He dreams about finding Jake.
(d) He dreams about Susan being burned alive.

3. What becomes of the gunslinger after he passes out in the sand?
(a) Jake kicks him in the stomach and takes his guns.
(b) Jake sits beside him, not knowing what to do.
(c) Jake lays him in a hay bed and cools his face with water.
(d) Jake throws him into a newly dug grave.

4. What is the gunslinger's reply when Brown asks him if he is desperate?
(a) I'll never be desperate.
(b) I'm past desperate.
(c) Yes, for the first time.
(d) Not yet

5. How long have Jake and the gunslinger been in the foothills?
(a) Two days
(b) One week
(c) Two weeks
(d) Three days

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gunslinger able to do in spite of being stabbed several times?

2. What means of transportation are Jake and the gunslinger using to follow the man in black?

3. What is involved in passing the gunslinger test?

4. What does the gunslinger tell Brown about his way of life?

5. What does the desert bake out of the gunslinger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Allie's demeanor on the morning of the gunslinger's last day in Tull.

2. Describe the killing ground where the man in black leads the gunslinger.

3. Summarize Sylvia Pittston's encounter with the man in black.

4. Describe what Roland and Cuthbert overhear as they eat their dessert and how they react.

5. Describe what Roland wants from Cort when he kicks in his door.

6. Summarize the decision the gunslinger must make when Jake falls onto the edge of a pit, clutching on for his life.

7. Describe the gunslinger's thoughts about Cort, the man who taught him to shoot.

8. Describe the appearance of Brown on the day the gunslinger leaves his home.

9. Summarize what the gunslinger sees as he staggers in the desert.

10. Describe what Soobie and Kennerly are doing when the gunslinger leaves them.

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