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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. What kind of vehicle is Jack driving in his dream in which parts of his body fall off?
(a) A pick-up truck.
(b) A van.
(c) A sports car.
(d) A tanker truck.

2. The man who reaches out of the shower toward Jack tells Jack that he has afflicted him with what malady?
(a) Cerebral palsy.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) AIDS.

3. What word does Jeannie use to describe the quality that is shared among the stories about footsteps, cantaloupe, and doppelgangers?
(a) Inexplicable.
(b) Sad.
(c) Complex.
(d) Mathematical.

4. How many people in total attend the first meeting of the whole investigative team?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

5. In whose house is Holly located when she uses a certain object to detect stains left by the Outsider?
(a) Jack's.
(b) Arlene Stanhope's.
(c) Fred's.
(d) Ralph and Jeannie's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the person who saves Fred at the scene of his suicide attempt related to him?

2. Who tells the investigative team about the murders allegedly committed by Heath in Ohio?

3. What is the first name of Claude's mother?

4. Jeannie is warned by an intruder that if Ralph does not stop his investigation, he will be punished in what way?

5. In what Ohio city were two young girls murdered by someone resembling Heath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bill Hodges and how does Ralph remind Holly of this man?

2. What comments does Claude make about Claude's overall personality?

3. Just before Fred loses consciousness, he has a vision. Describe it.

4. What is King's reason for alluding to a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe?

5. What method does Fred use in order to commit suicide?

6. What promise does Jeannie elicit from Ralph before he travels to meet the rest of the investigative team?

7. What kinds of supplies does the investigative team purchase at Home Depot?

8. What is the first sign Jack receives that makes him think his sunburn may be something else entirely?

9. What do the two words tattooed on Claude's hands symbolize?

10. Who provides assistance to Fred at the scene of his attempted suicide?

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