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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 spectacular thing does the gunslinger see in the night sky?

2. What does Alice decide she can do in a day or two?

3. What does the gunslinger think the burned out campfires he finds could be?

4. What does Sheb have in his hand when he breaks into Alice's bedroom?

5. Why does Sheb attack the gunslinger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the gunslinger passes in the desert after he leaves the town three weeks before.

2. Describe what the gunslinger finds when he goes into Brown's dwelling.

3. Describe the explanation Brown gives about his planted corn the last time it rained.

4. Explain the levels of khef that are summarized in this chapter.

5. Summarize the scene in the bar when Nort puts a hand on the gunslinger's shoulder.

6. Explain what the gunslinger is thinking as he eats his breakfast.

7. Summarize the preacher's comments about the Interloper.

8. Describe the first things that the gunslinger tells Brown about the town of Tull.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the image of the altar and the stone circle in which Jake is mesmerized and the gunslinger receives his prophecy.

2) What does the stone circle symbolize?

3) What images does King use to describe the vision he receives and the oracle's message to him?

4) Cite examples of how the oracles prophecy relates to the gunslinger in the future.

Essay Topic 2

1) Several times in the novel, it is mentioned that the world moved on.

2) Summarize what meaning this statement has for the gunslinger, the man in black, Jake, and the townspeople of Tull.

3) Cite examples from the novel that explain how the world moved on for each of them.

4) In the case of Jake, describe how two worlds have moved on for him.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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