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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. Why does Sylvia say that making love to her will be the death of the gunslinger?

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

3. What does the gunslinger guard about his character?

4. How does the gunslinger eat his breakfast?

5. What does Jake ask the gunslinger after they see the man in black?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the outcome of the gunslinger's shoot-out with the townspeople of Tull.

2. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

3. Summarize what the gunslinger sees as he staggers in the desert.

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

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 the night as the gunslinger sleeps in the desert.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

1) As the reader follows the gunslinger through his solitary trek across the desert, what kind of person is he revealed to be?

2) Analyze the character traits he reveals when he encounters Brown and Zoltan, Jake, and Allie.

3) Summarize deeper insights into the gunslinger's human nature in each of these relationships.

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