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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. Who asks Jack to murder a particular member of the investigative team hunting for the Outsider?
(a) Terry.
(b) Claude.
(c) The Outsider.
(d) Heath.

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

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

4. The incomplete word contained on the menu turns out to have represented what whole word?
(a) Tuppence.
(b) Cuco.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Wall.

5. What word does the hand emerging from Jack's shower have tattooed on its knuckles?
(a) EVIL.
(b) WONT.
(c) CANT.
(d) HATE.

Short Answer Questions

1. The person who wakes the rest of the Maitland family with her screams does NOT claim to have seen a man with what quality?

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

3. Yunel points out that Claude would be a good host for the Outsider because which statement is true?

4. The man who reaches out of the shower toward Jack tells Jack that he has afflicted him with what malady?

5. Which character bolts when he sees the investigative team eating inside the motel's cafe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What finally convinces Jack to do the bidding of the Outsider?

3. For what reason does Jeannie invoke the character of Sherlock Holmes during a conversation with Ralph?

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

5. In what way does the motif concerning dreams and visions arise within The Outsider?

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

7. How does Grace describe the man she sees in her bedroom?

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

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

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

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