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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 is the gunslinger's mystic number that determines his fate?

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

3. What is the weather like as the gunslinger rides out of town?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

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

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

4. Describe where the gunslinger finds Jake when he is missing from the campsite.

5. Summarize Brown's reaction when the gunslinger is finished telling the story about Tull.

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

7. Summarize the final conversation that Allie and the gunslinger have together.

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

9. Describe the encounter the gunslinger has with Jake.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1) The gunslinger has many memories of his youth as a boy named Roland.

2) Describe what is learned about the gunslinger as an adult by his memories of Roland.

3) Explain how these memories of his early life affect his lifestyle and relationships as an adult.

4) Analyze how his notions as Roland have changed since becoming a gunslinger.

5) Cite examples to justify the answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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