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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the crow compared to as it sits on the low roof?
(a) A demon
(b) The embodiment of sin
(c) A gargoyle
(d) An evil spirit

2. What means of transportation are Jake and the gunslinger using to follow the man in black?
(a) An old mule
(b) An underground railcar
(c) A horse
(d) On foot

3. Where is the man who taught the gunslinger how to shoot?
(a) The gunslinger doesn't know where he is.
(b) He is locked in prison.
(c) He is in another dimension.
(d) He is buried in the hills.

4. 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 talk to the prisoner before the hanging.
(c) They ask if they can offer prayers before the hanging.
(d) They ask if they can watch.

5. Why does Jake hide from the priest who camped in the yard of the stable?
(a) He was afraid the man would eat his dog.
(b) He didn't want to share his food with the man.
(c) He didn't like the look or feel of the man.
(d) He was afraid the man would take his horse.

6. As the gunslinger thinks about the past, what are Roland and Cuthbert learning to do?
(a) Shoot
(b) Train Cort's hawk, David
(c) How to ride bareback
(d) Reload quickly

7. What is the final comment Brown makes to the gunslinger when he departs?
(a) Watch your back
(b) Take care
(c) Walk easy
(d) Keep an eye out

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

9. What do Roland and Cuthbert do after they hear the secret conversation?
(a) Tell the Good Man.
(b) Tell the priest.
(c) Tell their fathers.
(d) Tell their mothers.

10. What does the gunslinger ask the oracle as he lays on the stone altar?
(a) He asks for help.
(b) He asks for courage.
(c) He asks for strength.
(d) He asks for a prophecy.

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

12. What does the gunslinger do to Jake to get information from him?
(a) Begs Jake for the information
(b) Threatens Jake with his gun
(c) Threatens to drag Jake through the desert
(d) Hypnotizes Jake

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

14. What happens as Kennerly looks at the gunslinger with a hate-filled grin?
(a) Soobie swings a piece of firewood at the gunslinger.
(b) Soobie swings an axe at the gunslinger.
(c) Soobie tries to shoot the gunslinger.
(d) Soobie tries to stab the gunslinger.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the gunslinger dreaming about when he is startled from his sleep?

3. What becomes of the gunslinger after he passes out in the sand?

4. What hangs on Sylvia Pittston's door?

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

(see the answer keys)

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