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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Sylvia is planning to kill him.
(d) There is a trap set for him.

3. What does Sylvia accuse the gunslinger of doing to her?
(a) Raping her
(b) Torturing her
(c) Killing her baby
(d) Killing her faith

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gunslinger ask the oracle as he lays on the stone altar?

2. Where is the man who taught the gunslinger how to shoot?

3. What do the boys ask their fathers about the hanging in the town?

4. What does the gunslinger see in the desert as he becomes more delirious?

5. Who is held hostage by Sheb as the gunslinger fires his guns?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the gunslinger's thoughts about Cort, the man who taught him to shoot.

2. Summarize Sylvia Pittston's encounter with the man in black.

3. Describe the appearance of Brown on the day the gunslinger leaves his home.

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

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

6. Describe what Roland wants from Cort when he kicks in his door.

7. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

8. Summarize why the gunslinger goes back to the circle of stones.

9. Describe what Jake tells the gunslinger to look at in the mountains.

10. Summarize the memories the gunslinger has of days learning with Cort.

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