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

2. What does the gunslinger realize about Jake?

3. What does the gunslinger see in his vision?

4. What does Allie do on the morning after telling the gunslinger about Sylvia?

5. Why does Jake hide from the priest who camped in the yard of the stable?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the memories the gunslinger has of days learning with Cort.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Analyze why the gunslinger asks Brown who he really is.

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

10. Describe what Roland and Cuthbert overhear as they eat their dessert and how they react.

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) 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.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to the gunslinger, Jake, and the man in black.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences in the final chapters.

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