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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. Who does the gunslinger see sitting in the shadows?

2. What does the desert bake out of the gunslinger?

3. What is the crow compared to as it sits on the low roof?

4. What does Brown do as soon as the gunslinger leaves?

5. Who sneaks a meal to Roland and Cuthbert when Cort tells them they can't have supper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Soobie and Kennerly are doing when the gunslinger leaves them.

2. Summarize why the gunslinger goes back to the circle of stones.

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

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

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

6. Summarize the decision the gunslinger must make when Jake falls onto the edge of a pit, clutching on for his life.

7. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

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

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

10. Describe the killing ground where the man in black leads the gunslinger.

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) 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 3

1) Analyze Sylvia Pittston's final acts in the story and if she has any alternatives to the shootout in Tull.

2) Was her character completely evil in the end?

3) Justify the answer with examples from the story.

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