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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 does the gunslinger carry below his water bags?

2. How does Brown surprise the gunslinger when they sit down to eat?

3. Who inhabits the sod dwellings that the gunslinger passes?

4. How long has Sylvia been in Tull?

5. What are the three things Brown believes are important?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the gunslinger passes in the desert after he leaves the town three weeks before.

2. Describe the place where the preacher woman lives.

3. Summarize the way Allie and the gunslinger spend their time for the four days they spend in Allie's room.

4. Summarize the preacher's comments about the Interloper.

5. Describe what Allie tells the gunslinger about the desert.

6. Summarize the scene in the bar when Nort puts a hand on the gunslinger's shoulder.

7. Summarize the discussion Brown and the gunslinger have after the blessing.

8. Explain why the gunslinger tells Allie he is leaving in the morning.

9. Describe the preacher who gives a sermon at the church.

10. Describe Allie's thoughts about the gunslinger after she hears him talking strangely to Nort.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) The gunslinger has many memories of his youth as a boy named Roland.

2) Describe what is learned about the gunslinger as an adult by his memories of Roland.

3) Explain how these memories of his early life affect his lifestyle and relationships as an adult.

4) Analyze how his notions as Roland have changed since becoming a gunslinger.

5) Cite examples to justify the answers.

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause the gunslinger's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the people in his life because of these changes?

Essay Topic 3

1) Pinpoint the major conflicts in the novel.

2) Determine if these conflicts are internal or external and if they are between the characters themselves, personal conflicts, and conflicts with nature.

3) Give examples from the novel of these conflicts and if they are resolved by the end of the novel.

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