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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 question does the gunslinger ask the man in black?

2. What is the angry mob screaming at the gunslinger?

3. Where does the man in black lead the gunslinger?

4. How long have Jake and the gunslinger been in the foothills?

5. What does Sylvia wave in each hand as she runs toward the gunslinger screaming?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the night as the gunslinger sleeps in the desert.

2. Analyze why the gunslinger asks Brown who he really is.

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

4. Summarize the outcome of the gunslinger's shoot-out with the townspeople of Tull.

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

6. Describe the events that take place as the gunslinger walks through the center of town.

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

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

9. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

10. Summarize what the gunslinger and the man in black talk about throughout the night and what is revealed when the conversation is over.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the role of the gunslinger as the protagonist in the novel and the role of the man in black as the antagonist.

2) Explain the qualities each of the two characters has that places them into these roles.

3) In what way does the man in black oppose the gunslinger?

4) Justify the role of each man with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Summarize how Stephen King uses local color and imagery to describe the desert and Tull.

2) Cite descriptive examples of the atmosphere, landscaping, the citizens, Sheb's Bar, the stable, and the main street.

3) Does the imagery King uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the town and the surrounding landscape?

Essay Topic 3

1) Choose several episodes from the novel that reveal important facets of the man in black's character.

2) Explain how these episodes are revealing.

3) Describe what motivates him and what his final goal is.

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