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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. To which short story featuring a doppelganger does King allude in Chapter 3 of the section entitled Sorry?
(a) William Wilson.
(b) Miriam.
(c) The Other.
(d) The Secret Sharer.

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

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

4. Who considers it odd that Terry had called the taxi driver "ma'am" (46) rather than by her name?
(a) Yunel.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Derek.
(d) Marcy.

5. How many chapters are contained within the section of the text called The Arraignment?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 23.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what weapon is Terry's murderer killed on the day of the arraignment?

2. What is the last name of the Maitlands' lawyer Howie?

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

4. With what object had Claude been scratched during an encounter with Terry?

5. On what day of the month is the Peterson boy murdered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To what event does the part title The Arrest refer?

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

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

5. For what reason does Terry refuse to wear a bulletproof vest on the day of his arraignment?

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

7. Who shoots Terry and why?

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

9. Who is Claude Bolton?

10. What is the cause of Arlene Peterson's death?

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