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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 disturbs Marten and Roland's mother about his comment that his mother has not dismissed him?

2. What is the angry mob screaming at the gunslinger?

3. How long have Jake and the gunslinger been in the foothills?

4. What is the scene as the gunslinger dreams?

5. What does the gunslinger give to Jake for protection?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe where the gunslinger finds Jake when he is missing from the campsite.

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

3. Summarize why the gunslinger goes back to the circle of stones.

4. Describe what Jake tells the gunslinger to look at in the mountains.

5. Summarize the memories the gunslinger has of days learning with Cort.

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

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

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

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

10. Summarize the final conversation that Allie and the gunslinger have together.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to the gunslinger, Jake, and the man in black.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences in the final chapters.

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the image of the altar and the stone circle in which Jake is mesmerized and the gunslinger receives his prophecy.

2) What does the stone circle symbolize?

3) What images does King use to describe the vision he receives and the oracle's message to him?

4) Cite examples of how the oracles prophecy relates to the gunslinger in the future.

Essay Topic 3

1) Choose several episodes from the novel that reveal important facets of the man in black's character.

2) Explain how these episodes are revealing.

3) Describe what motivates him and what his final goal is.

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