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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Arrest: Chapters 1-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town does the narrative of The Outsider take place?
(a) Flint Haven.
(b) Flint Town.
(c) Flint City.
(d) Flint Blade.

2. What is the last name of the Maitlands' lawyer Howie?
(a) Little.
(b) Winner.
(c) Long.
(d) Straight.

3. At the end of the section entitled The Arrest, which character is revealed to be wrong when saying that everything will be okay?
(a) Terry.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Howie.
(d) Grace.

4. On what day of the month is the Peterson boy murdered?
(a) The thirteenth.
(b) The tenth.
(c) The third.
(d) The sixth.

5. When several witnesses report seeing Terry covered in blood on the day of Frank's murder, what do they say his explanation had been?
(a) He said he had been in a bar fight.
(b) He said he had a nosebleed.
(c) He said he had been in a car accident.
(d) He said he cut himself while shaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does the narrative of The Outsider take place?

2. By what nickname does Terry Maitland go within the community?

3. From what official cause had Frank died, according to the coroner?

4. In what city had Terry and his colleagues attended a conference for English teachers on the day of Frank's murder?

5. Around which of the following topics does the epigraph of The Outsider revolve?

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