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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 Herk Avery's position in town?

2. Why is it believable Thorin has a headache?

3. How does Roland learn the instructions Rhea told Susan?

4. Wher does Cuthbert usually keep the rook's skull?

5. What does Rhea take out of the box in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Cuthbert make Roland see his mistake?

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

5. How do the shoes help Roland and his friends in the final section?

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

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

8. Describe Will and Susan's meeting at the Drop.

9. How does Jonas frame the Gunslingers for murder?

10. What does Roland say happened to all the characters after he left the town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe mid-earth? What similarities does mid-earth have with other fantasy worlds? What similarities does mid-earth have with earth? How can a fantasy writer create a world that a reader can still relate to?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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