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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 Brown planning to do with the gunslinger's mule?

2. What is involved in passing the gunslinger test?

3. What happens as Kennerly looks at the gunslinger with a hate-filled grin?

4. What is the final comment Brown makes to the gunslinger when he departs?

5. What does the man in black do with the tarot cards?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what Roland wants from Cort when he kicks in his door.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

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

9. Summarize the encounter the gunslinger has with Kennerly and Soobie.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brown is a mystery to the gunslinger.

1) In what way does Brown help the gunslinger on his journey?

2) In what respect has Brown led the gunslinger to a new awareness about his own human nature and man's spiritual nature?

3) Explain how Brown is wise in the ways of the flesh and the spirit. Give examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the role of the gunslinger as the protagonist in the novel and the role of the man in black as the antagonist.

2) Explain the qualities each of the two characters has that places them into these roles.

3) In what way does the man in black oppose the gunslinger?

4) Justify the role of each man with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss how the gunslinger's attitude toward life changes from the beginning of the book to the end.

2) How does his attitude change toward the man in black? How does his attitude change about himself?

3) What are the differences in his attitude toward the meaning of life differ from the beginning to the end of the story?

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