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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. What is Will Dearbon's real name?

2. Who does Jonas want to manipulate into giving him information?

3. What does Roy try to force Sheemie to lick?

4. What is Herk Avery's position in town?

5. Where does Sheemie Ruiz spill alcohol?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rhea think she can get back at Susan?

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

4. What does Rhea see in her pink ball in this section?

5. How do the ranchers and the Big Coffin Hunters deal with Susan in this section?

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

7. How did Roland kill his mother?

8. What do the Gunslingers see in the reception room of the castle?

9. How does Jonas frame the Gunslingers for murder?

10. What does Susan want to do to her aunt when she sees her sitting in her rocker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare King's mid-earth to our own world.

1. What are the differences between mid-earth and earth?

2. How does King create a fantasy wile still allowing the readers to connect with it and its inhabitants?

3. How do you think you would survive in mid-earth?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Roland's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Roland hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Roland ideas about life?

3. How has Roland's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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