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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

2. In what state does the narrative of The Outsider take place?
(a) Puebla..
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Maine.

3. Who tries and fails to believe in Terry's innocence at the end of Chapter 20 in the section entitled Sorry?
(a) Fred.
(b) Yunel.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Ollie.

4. 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) Margaret.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Trove.
(d) Willow.

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

6. What is the name of Ralph's wife?
(a) Jeannie.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Mabel.

7. How does Terry respond to Ralph's question as he lies dying on the ground?
(a) He maintains his innocence in Frank's murder.
(b) He says that he had been framed.
(c) He tells Ralph to take care of Marcy.
(d) He says that he had murdered Frank, but no one else.

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

9. What make of car does Terry drive?
(a) A Kia.
(b) A Mercedes.
(c) A Subaru.
(d) A Saab.

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

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

12. In what city had Terry and his colleagues attended a conference for English teachers on the day of Frank's murder?
(a) Cap City.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Salem.
(d) Flint City.

13. What is the first name of the Cassidy boy who is caught driving the van associated with Frank's murder?
(a) Jason.
(b) Steve.
(c) Perry.
(d) Merl.

14. Staff from which hotel chain report that they have a significant amount of footage of Terry on the day of Frank's murder?
(a) Hilton.
(b) Travelodge.
(c) Marriott.
(d) Sheraton.

15. With what object had Claude been scratched during an encounter with Terry?
(a) A nail.
(b) Terry's long pinkie nail.
(c) A door frame.
(d) A nail file.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes the funeral arrangements for Arlene Peterson after her death?

2. Who screams out for someone to help Terry as he lies dying on the ground?

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

4. Who chooses a suit for Terry to wear to his arraignment?

5. How old is the boy found to be driving the white van associated with Frank's murder?

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