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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ralph tells the investigative team that which character had sustained a cut while at the Heisman Memory Unit?
(a) Jack.
(b) Claude.
(c) Heath.
(d) Terry.

2. The character who asks Jack to murder someone says that he will remove what objects in return?
(a) Years of a prison sentence.
(b) Feelings of guilt.
(c) Cancerous cells.
(d) Debts.

3. Who warns Samuels that Ralph is not happy with him in Chapter 1 of the section called Footsteps and Cantaloupe?
(a) Jeannie.
(b) Arlene.
(c) Willow.
(d) Yunel.

4. How many legible words are contained on the bit of menu in the evidence locker?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. What is the name of the motel where Jack stays when he arrives in Texas?
(a) Indian Motel.
(b) Cowpoke Motel.
(c) Sandbag Motel.
(d) Desert Sands Motel.

6. Claude's boss swears that Claude had been at work on the day of whose death?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Ollie.
(c) Jolene.
(d) Frank.

7. In what room does Holly say a prayer for the success of the investigative team's first meeting?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The library.

8. Which member of the Maitland household wakes the rest of the family with her screams on the night when Fred is preparing to commit suicide?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Grace.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Sarah.

9. On what day of the week does Fred attempt suicide?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

10. The story about footsteps takes place in what kind of environment?
(a) A dry creek bed.
(b) A march.
(c) A forest.
(d) A desert.

11. Guilt around whose death keeps Ralph from dropping the investigation at Jeannie's request?
(a) Arlene's.
(b) Frank's.
(c) Terry's.
(d) Ollie's.

12. From what country is the film that Holly shows to the rest of the investigative team?
(a) Italy.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Mexico.
(d) The United States.

13. In Chapter 7 of Footsteps and Cantaloupe, who receives a call notifying him about Fred's suicide attempt?
(a) Yunel.
(b) Howie.
(c) Ollie.
(d) Ralph.

14. Who tells the story about a cantaloupe in Chapter 2 of the section entitled Footsteps and Cantaloupe?
(a) Fred.
(b) Yunel.
(c) Samuels.
(d) Ralph.

15. Who says at the end of the section entitled Visits that he has come to realize the Frank's murder case had been mishandled?
(a) Claude.
(b) Bill.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Fred.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose house is Holly located when she uses a certain object to detect stains left by the Outsider?

2. The incomplete word contained on the menu turns out to have represented what whole word?

3. Holly confides in which character that she thinks the substance left behind by the Outsider is material left over from each metamorphosis?

4. What word does Jeannie use to describe the quality that is shared among the stories about footsteps, cantaloupe, and doppelgangers?

5. Who asks Jack to murder a particular member of the investigative team hunting for the Outsider?

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