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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. Why is it believable Thorin has a headache?

2. What kind of animal does Will ask Susan about?

3. What does Roland tell Alain he sees?

4. What does Jonas they will do to the boys if they find out their secret?

5. What are Alain and Cuthbert doing at the docks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Susan help the boys in this section?

2. How does Rhea's cat ruin her ball?

3. How does Susan please Rhea in this section?

4. How does Jonas frame the Gunslingers for murder?

5. How does Susan find out her father's death was no accident?

6. What do the Gunslingers think about the ranchers in this section?

7. What is Farson's plan to deal with the gunslingers?

8. What do the ranchers and Rimer talk about in the Traveller's Rest?

9. What does Jonas think will happen to the Big Coffin Hunters if he is wrong?

10. What does Jonas do in the boys' bunrkoom in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main turning points of the book? How does King develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 2

The author wrote WIZARD AND GLASS in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

How does King use popular culture in the book? How does he create new meaning from the elements of popular culture he uses? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

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