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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brown give the gunslinger to eat?

2. What does Allie tell the gunslinger about Sylvia Pittston?

3. How long has the gunslinger been walking on foot?

4. What does the gunslinger carry below his water bags?

5. What happened to the gunslinger in the town of Tull?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize what goes through the gunslinger's mind when Zoltan starts reciting the Lord's Prayer.

2. Describe the landscape as the gunslinger arrives in Tull.

3. Summarize how the man in black brings Nort back to life.

4. Describe the young dweller that the gunslinger encounters when he comes out of the foothills.

5. Summarize the discussion Brown and the gunslinger have after the blessing.

6. Describe Kennerly's daughters.

7. Describe the gunslinger's guns.

8. Summarize the way Allie and the gunslinger spend their time for the four days they spend in Allie's room.

9. Describe the situation when Sheb breaks into Allie's room.

10. Explain why the gunslinger tells Allie he is leaving in the morning.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an introduction to the novel discussing Stephen King's writing style, use of dialogue, irony, imagery, and point of view of the characters. How do these literary elements affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare and contrast the characters of the gunslinger and the man in black.

2) Summarize the impact each character had on the people they meet in the novel.

3) In your opinion, which character is the most effective? Defend your stance.

Essay Topic 3

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause the gunslinger's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the people in his life because of these changes?

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