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

2. Holly guesses that Claude's tattoos have to do with what topic?
(a) Love.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Substance abuse.
(d) Parenthood.

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. From what website does Fred glean knowledge about how to commit suicide?
(a) CreepyPasta.
(b) FacebookLive.
(c) Wikipedia.
(d) Reddit.

5. Which character bolts when he sees the investigative team eating inside the motel's cafe?
(a) Jack.
(b) Yunel.
(c) Claude.
(d) Heath.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what state does the investigative team fly as a group?

2. The menu contained in the evidence locker turns out to have come from an establishment in which state?

3. Whose grave site does Holly visit before leaving Dayton, Ohio?

4. With what vice does Holly claim to struggle during a conversation with Claude?

5. Ralph promises Holly that he will believe in the supernatural for how many hours in a row?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way is Claude an ideal target for the Outsider?

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

6. Who insists on joining the first meeting between Ralph and Holly and why?

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

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

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

10. What is June's reason for being confused about her decision to save Fred?

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