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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Grace.
(c) Howie.
(d) Sarah.

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

3. Which author wrote the doppelganger story to which King alludes in Chapter 3 of the section called Sorry?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Joseph Conrad.
(c) Jorge Luis Borges.
(d) Truman Capote.

4. What color hair does Terry's murderer have?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

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 cut himself while shaving.
(b) He said he had been in a bar fight.
(c) He said he had been in a car accident.
(d) He said he had a nosebleed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action is the murderer said to have taken during or just after sodomizing Frank?

2. Who is the second person in Frank's family to die following Frank's murder?

3. Who drives the Maitland girls home and helps them navigate past the news crews in the opening of the section entitled Sorry?

4. To whom does Ralph admit that he should have brought Terry in for questioning before arresting him publicly?

5. What is the name of Ralph's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who shoots Terry and why?

2. What gesture does Ralph make once Terry is shot that demonstrates where his priorities lie?

3. Describe the technique of foreshadowing King chooses to include in the final lines of The Arrest.

4. In what condition is Frank's body found and what does the state of the body suggest about the killer?

5. Who are Howie and Alec and in what way are they associated with one another?

6. Discuss two clues that point toward the presence of a doppelganger within the investigation of Frank's murder?

7. What is the significance of the part title Sorry?

8. What is the strongest piece of evidence that refutes the most damning evidence against Terry?

9. What major news about the case does Ralph deliver to Howie on the day of Terry's arraignment?

10. Describe the relationship between Frank and Ollie prior to their deaths.

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