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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 long have Jake and the gunslinger been in the foothills?

2. What is the final result of the gunslinger's altercation with the people of Tull?

3. What warning does Kennerly give to the gunslinger?

4. What question does the gunslinger ask the man in black?

5. What does the gunslinger ask the oracle as he lays on the stone altar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) 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) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause the gunslinger's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the people in his life because of these changes?

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