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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the gunslinger realize about Jake?
(a) The gunslinger loves the boy.
(b) Jake is destined to be a priest.
(c) He is a sacrifice.
(d) Jake is a demon.

2. Who calls Roland into his mother's room in the gunslinger's memories of coming of age?
(a) Cort
(b) Cuthbert
(c) Marten
(d) Zoltan

3. What becomes of the gunslinger after he passes out in the sand?
(a) Jake throws him into a newly dug grave.
(b) Jake sits beside him, not knowing what to do.
(c) Jake kicks him in the stomach and takes his guns.
(d) Jake lays him in a hay bed and cools his face with water.

4. What does Sylvia say is beyond the desert when the gunslinger grabs her?
(a) A city
(b) Mountains
(c) Ancient ruins
(d) A forest

5. What is Brown planning to do with the gunslinger's mule?
(a) Use it to carry his supplies
(b) Eat it
(c) Bury it
(d) Burn it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gunslinger see in his vision?

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

3. Who does the gunslinger see sitting in the shadows?

4. What does Allie do on the morning after telling the gunslinger about Sylvia?

5. What has been on the gunslinger's mind all day as he trudges through the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the outcome of the gunslinger's shoot-out with the townspeople of Tull.

2. Describe what Roland and Cuthbert overhear as they eat their dessert and how they react.

3. Describe the gunslinger's thoughts about Cort, the man who taught him to shoot.

4. Describe the appearance of Brown on the day the gunslinger leaves his home.

5. Summarize what the gunslinger sees as he staggers in the desert.

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

7. Describe the parting of Brown and the gunslinger.

8. Describe Sylvia's prediction about what the man in black intends to do about the gunslinger.

9. Describe the night as the gunslinger sleeps in the desert.

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

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