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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the gunslinger decide to ask about what is south of the desert?
(a) Soobie
(b) Nort
(c) Brown
(d) Kennerly

2. What question does the gunslinger ask Brown while they are eating?
(a) He asks Brown if he has any children.
(b) He asks if Brown believes in the afterlife.
(c) He asks Brown if he was married.
(d) He asks Brown if he is sick.

3. What does the gunslinger ask Alice for?
(a) Extra water
(b) An extra blanket
(c) A map of the south
(d) Food to take with him

4. What is the news that Brown gives the gunslinger when he awakens?
(a) His mule is dead.
(b) A stranger came looking for him.
(c) His mule was stolen.
(d) The fugitive is back.

5. What is the only feature that can be seen in the desert?
(a) A dried up water hole
(b) The haze of the mountains
(c) A dried river bed
(d) A meteor crater

6. What spectacular thing does the gunslinger see in the night sky?
(a) Two moons
(b) A ghostly apparition
(c) A meteor
(d) Flock of white doves

7. What does the man in black announce to the patrons of the bar?
(a) He says that he is a priest.
(b) He says that he will show them a wonder.
(c) He says that he will damn them all.
(d) He says that he is an evil spirit.

8. What does Sheb have in his hand when he breaks into Alice's bedroom?
(a) A knife
(b) A pistol
(c) A sickle
(d) A rifle

9. What does Nort believe the man in black could have done for him?
(a) Made him a spirit
(b) Made him a holy man
(c) Made him stop wanting weed
(d) Made him a rich man

10. What impression does the gunslinger have about Zoltan's comment?
(a) He thinks it is meant for Brown.
(b) He thinks it is just a trick taught by Brown.
(c) He thinks that it is meaningless.
(d) He thinks that everything is an enchantment.

11. What are the three things Brown believes are important?
(a) Rain, friendship, food
(b) Rain, health, expansion of the spirit
(c) Food, water, health
(d) Food, water, friendship

12. How does Brown prepare the meal?
(a) He serves it rare and cold.
(b) He broils it over a fire
(c) He grinds it up into a patty.
(d) He roasts and boils the food.

13. What does Alice ask the gunslinger to do for her?
(a) She asks him to make love to her again.
(b) She asks him to give her more money.
(c) She asks him to kill her.
(d) She asks him to stay.

14. What does the gunslinger pass to Alice while in her room?
(a) A cigarette
(b) A piece of jerky
(c) A gold nugget
(d) A letter

15. How does the gunslinger react to Pittston's plea to the congregation to crush what she fears most?
(a) He is unsettled
(b) He thinks she is harmless
(c) He thinks she is the Antichrist
(d) He believes she is a fake

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's response when the gunslinger asks her about the man in black?

2. Why does Sheb attack the gunslinger?

3. Where does the light come from in Brown's hut?

4. What is the reaction of the customers in the honky-tonk when the gunslinger walks in?

5. Who is the first person the gunslinger meets when he comes down the foothills?

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