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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 does Alain threaten to kill Clay Reynolds?

2. What kind of bird does Depape try to shoot down?

3. What day does Rhea say the major should have sex with Susan?

4. Who bought the flowers for Susan?

5. What secret does Roland tell Susan in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Gunslinger's plan to deal with Farson and his men?

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

5. What major turn of events occurs in this section?

6. What is Jonas' plan to deal with the Gunslingers?

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

8. What does Roland write in the message he sends home?

9. How does the mayor disgust Susan in this section?

10. How do the Gunslingers force Farson's men into the thinny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the ending of the novel.

1. Why do the student's think King references THE WIZARD OF OZ?

2. What meaning does King's reference to THE WIZARD OF OZ give to the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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