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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. How does the gunslinger view the boy in the light of the fire?
2. Where does the gunslinger find Jake after waking from his dream?
3. What does Sylvia say to the gunslinger when he comes into her home?
4. What does the man in black do with the tarot cards?
5. What is the gunslinger's reply when Brown asks him if he is desperate?
Short Essay Questions
1. Analyze why the gunslinger asks Brown who he really is.
2. Describe where the gunslinger finds Jake when he is missing from the campsite.
3. Describe what Roland wants from Cort when he kicks in his door.
4. Summarize Brown's reaction when the gunslinger is finished telling the story about Tull.
5. Summarize the encounter the gunslinger has with Kennerly and Soobie.
6. Summarize the memories the gunslinger has of days learning with Cort.
7. Describe the gunslinger's thoughts about Cort, the man who taught him to shoot.
8. Describe what Soobie and Kennerly are doing when the gunslinger leaves them.
9. Summarize why the gunslinger looks at Jake with sorrow.
10. Describe what Jake tells the gunslinger to look at in the mountains.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Choose several episodes from the novel that reveal important facets of the man in black's character.
2) Explain how these episodes are revealing.
3) Describe what motivates him and what his final goal is.
Essay Topic 2
1) Analyze Stephen King's use of imagery to convey the tone of the novel.
2) How do the images of the weather and the desert add to this tone?
3) Justify the answers with examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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