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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the gunslinger think all quests end?
(a) They end in love.
(b) They end with pain.
(c) They end with compromise.
(d) They end upon the killing ground.

2. What is the reaction of the gunslinger after the assault by Soobie?
(a) He punches Kennerly.
(b) He chokes Kennerly.
(c) He slaps Soobie.
(d) He asks for his mule.

3. What question does the gunslinger ask the man in black?
(a) He asks how he can be as powerful as the man in black.
(b) He asks how long he has been a minion of the Tower.
(c) He asks how he can reach the next level.
(d) He asks who the man in black's master is.

4. How does the gunslinger get into Sylvia's residence?
(a) He crawls through a hole under the door.
(b) Sylvia opens the door for him.
(c) He kicks down the door.
(d) He climbs through a window.

5. What does the gunslinger tell Jake about the Tower?
(a) It is a power-nexis in time.
(b) It is the center of the universe.
(c) It is a place of evil.
(d) It is the answer to life's questions.

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

7. What do the boys ask their fathers about the hanging in the town?
(a) They ask that they not be made to watch.
(b) They ask if they can offer prayers before the hanging.
(c) They ask if they can watch.
(d) They ask if they can talk to the prisoner before the hanging.

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

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

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

11. Who taught the gunslinger how to shoot?
(a) His brother
(b) An outlaw
(c) His father
(d) Cort

12. Where does the gunslinger see the man in black?
(a) Crawling through the desert
(b) Riding a horse close by
(c) Tormenting his dreams
(d) Climbing up the slopes, far in the distance

13. What does Sylvia say is beyond the desert when the gunslinger grabs her?
(a) A forest
(b) A city
(c) Mountains
(d) Ancient ruins

14. What is the weather like as the gunslinger rides out of town?
(a) Moist and foggy
(b) Windy and cold
(c) The heat is like a hammer.
(d) Dusty and dry

15. What is the angry mob screaming at the gunslinger?
(a) They scream, "Don't ever come back."
(b) They scream, "Get out of our town."
(c) They scream, "The accursed! Bring him down!"
(d) They scream, "You'll never catch him."

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Roland and Cuthbert do after they hear the secret conversation?

2. How much time passes in one night as the gunslinger and the man in black talk?

3. Why does Sylvia say that making love to her will be the death of the gunslinger?

4. What happens as Kennerly looks at the gunslinger with a hate-filled grin?

5. Where does Brown think the man in black is?

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