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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. How does the gunslinger eat his breakfast?
(a) Slowly, while making small talk
(b) Rapidly, without speaking
(c) He doesn't eat anything.
(d) He picks at the food.

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

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

4. What prediction does Allie make about the weather?
(a) It is going to be inhumanly hot.
(b) It is going to be cold.
(c) It looks like rain.
(d) It is going to dust up.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does the gunslinger ask the man in black?

3. What means of transportation are Jake and the gunslinger using to follow the man in black?

4. What is Brown planning to do with the gunslinger's mule?

5. How does the gunslinger view Brown on the morning he is leaving Brown's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the encounter the gunslinger has with Kennerly and Soobie.

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

3. Describe the night as the gunslinger sleeps in the desert.

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

5. Summarize why the gunslinger looks at Jake with sorrow.

6. Describe Sylvia's prediction about what the man in black intends to do about the gunslinger.

7. Describe the events that take place as the gunslinger walks through the center of town.

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

9. Describe the killing ground where the man in black leads the gunslinger.

10. Describe Allie's demeanor on the morning of the gunslinger's last day in Tull.

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