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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of evidence is found on the object purchased from the hotel gift shop?
(a) A thumbprint.
(b) Saliva.
(c) A scribbled note.
(d) Sweat.

2. What kind of literature does Harlan Coben write?
(a) Horror.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Essays.
(d) True crime.

3. By what nickname does Terry Maitland go within the community?
(a) Coach T.
(b) Umpire T.
(c) Sparky.
(d) Top Gun T.

4. In Chapter 5, Marcy arrives home to find that her home is being searched by what organization?
(a) The local police.
(b) The ATF.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

5. In what capacity is Terry Maitland involved with one of the town's Little League teams?
(a) He transports the team.
(b) He organizes fundraisers.
(c) He is an umpire.
(d) He is a coach.

6. Who mistakenly shoots the lens of a television camera while trying to defend Terry?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Ollie.
(d) Yunel.

7. The person who tells Terry not to wear the bulletproof vest does so out of concern that it will make Terry appear to be what?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Scared.
(c) Cowed.
(d) Dangerous.

8. Who is the second person in Frank's family to die following Frank's murder?
(a) Frank's father.
(b) Frank's mother.
(c) Frank's brother.
(d) Frank's sister.

9. What color is the handkerchief that the man with the burn scars is wearing on his head on the day of Terry's arraignment?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

10. What is the name of the taxi driver who reports seeing Terry going into a strip club, but only to make a quick phone call
(a) Trove.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Willow.
(d) Margaret.

11. Who purchases the object from the gift shop that may be useful in the investigation of Terry?
(a) Alec.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Howie.
(d) Fred.

12. Around which of the following topics does the epigraph of The Outsider revolve?
(a) Deception.
(b) The exhausting nature of the business world.
(c) Murder.
(d) The supernatural world.

13. In Chapter 8 of the section entitled Sorry, Ralph finds a piece of what object inside the van that he thinks might be meaningful?
(a) A menu.
(b) A bill.
(c) A letter.
(d) A newspaper.

14. Which character wonders why he had not chosen to take Terry through a back entrance into the courthouse on the day of his arraignment?
(a) Yunel.
(b) Claude.
(c) Fred.
(d) Ralph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time on the afternoon of Frank's murder was Frank seen putting his bicycle into a van?

2. What object is found inside Frank's rectum when the murder investigation begins?

3. What color is the van seen lurking around the area where Frank's dead body would soon be found?

4. With what weapon is Terry murdered outside of the courthouse on the day of his arraignment?

5. What is the maximum number of times investigators believe Frank to have been bitten?

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