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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What harm does Soobie's weapon have on the gunslinger?
(a) It grazes the side of his head.
(b) It grazes his elbow only.
(c) It misses him completely.
(d) It grazes his thigh.

2. What is Brown planning to do with the gunslinger's mule?
(a) Bury it
(b) Eat it
(c) Burn it
(d) Use it to carry his supplies

3. Who calls Roland into his mother's room in the gunslinger's memories of coming of age?
(a) Cuthbert
(b) Cort
(c) Zoltan
(d) Marten

4. What is the gunslinger able to do in spite of being stabbed several times?
(a) Run for shelter
(b) Hop onto his horse
(c) Reload his guns
(d) Drag himself away from the mob

5. What does Sylvia wave in each hand as she runs toward the gunslinger screaming?
(a) She holds a wooden cross in each hand.
(b) She waves dead rats in each hand.
(c) She waves a kitchen knife in each hand.
(d) She waves a snake in each hand.

6. What is the gunslinger's reaction when men, women, and children come after him with clubs and knives?
(a) He opens fire.
(b) He gives them a warning.
(c) He tries to talk sense into them.
(d) He takes shelter in the barn.

7. What does the desert bake out of the gunslinger?
(a) Thoughts of guilt
(b) Thoughts of friendship
(c) Thoughts of love
(d) Thoughts of a happy life

8. Why does Brown question the gunslinger's humanity?
(a) The gunslinger proud of the dead people he leaves behind.
(b) The gunslinger looks at Brown with serpentine eyes.
(c) The gunslinger doesn't understand why he should feel bad about Tull.
(d) The gunslinger laughs about the people he has killed.

9. What is the scene as the gunslinger dreams?
(a) The fire is blazing.
(b) The stars and moon are shining brightly.
(c) Rain is beginning to fall.
(d) The fire is out and the stars are pale.

10. What is the last thing Allie asks the gunslinger?
(a) She asks him if he will be back.
(b) She asks him if he is leaving.
(c) She asks him if he is a demon.
(d) She asks him if he is ever surprised.

11. What warning does Kennerly give to the gunslinger?
(a) Alice is planning to kill him.
(b) The wind from the storm can kill him.
(c) There is a trap set for him.
(d) Sylvia is planning to kill him.

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

13. What is the gunslinger's mystic number that determines his fate?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Seven
(d) Nine

14. Who sneaks a meal to Roland and Cuthbert when Cort tells them they can't have supper?
(a) A scullery boy
(b) Hax, the cook
(c) Zoltan
(d) David

15. How does the gunslinger view Brown on the morning he is leaving Brown's home?
(a) As an amazing figure
(b) As a dishonest man
(c) As a slightly crazed man
(d) As someone not to be trusted

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gunslinger tell Jake about the Tower?

2. What is involved in passing the gunslinger test?

3. How does the gunslinger eat his breakfast?

4. What does the gunslinger guard about his character?

5. What does Sylvia say is beyond the desert when the gunslinger grabs her?

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