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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. Where does the gunslinger see the man in black?

2. How does Allie make love to the gunslinger on the night she tells him about Sylvia?

3. Who calls Roland into his mother's room in the gunslinger's memories of coming of age?

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

5. How does Cuthbert feel about Cort?

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

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

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

6. Describe the encounter the gunslinger has with Jake.

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

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

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

10. Summarize why the gunslinger looks at Jake with sorrow.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) The gunslinger has many memories of his youth as a boy named Roland.

2) Describe what is learned about the gunslinger as an adult by his memories of Roland.

3) Explain how these memories of his early life affect his lifestyle and relationships as an adult.

4) Analyze how his notions as Roland have changed since becoming a gunslinger.

5) Cite examples to justify the answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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