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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. Holly reflects upon the fact that before meeting Bill Hodges, she had experienced how many nervous breakdowns?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

3. With what creatures does the teller of the cantaloupe story associate the cantaloupe in Chapter 2 of Footsteps and Cantaloupe?
(a) Millipedes.
(b) Flies.
(c) Maggots.
(d) Rats.

4. The movie Holly shows to the rest of the investigative team features what type of professional in the role of kidnapper?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A firefighter.
(d) A doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says at the end of the section entitled Visits that he has come to realize the Frank's murder case had been mishandled?

2. Ralph realizes that Jeannie's description of the threatening intruder matches the appearance of which character?

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

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

5. In what room does Holly say a prayer for the success of the investigative team's first meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What connection does June have to Fred's family tragedy?

3. In what way does The Outsider contain commentary about race and culture?

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

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

6. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in relation to Jack?

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

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

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

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

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