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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many chapters are contained within the section of the text called The Arraignment?
2. What object from the hotel gift shop is purchased due to its association with Terry on the day of Frank's murder?
3. A book written by which author is thrown at Marcy just before Terry's murder?
4. With what object had Claude been scratched during an encounter with Terry?
5. What color is Terry's car?
Short Essay Questions
1. What gesture does Ralph make once Terry is shot that demonstrates where his priorities lie?
2. Who shoots Terry and why?
3. What regret does Ralph experience when he sees the melee outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?
4. Explain the significance of the epigraph Stephen King chooses for The Outsider.
5. For what reason does Terry refuse to wear a bulletproof vest on the day of his arraignment?
6. Describe the relationship between Frank and Ollie prior to their deaths.
7. In what way does Ralph prompt Terry to act at the scene of his death?
8. Discuss two clues that point toward the presence of a doppelganger within the investigation of Frank's murder?
9. Describe the technique of foreshadowing King chooses to include in the final lines of The Arrest.
10. What is the strongest piece of evidence that refutes the most damning evidence against Terry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of the unnatural within The Outsider. What is King’s message regarding the unnatural and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss King’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Outsider. Focus especially on events such as Ralph’s failure to force Terry to wear a bulletproof vest to his arraignment.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Ralph’s character throughout the novel The Outsider. Discuss whether Ralph is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
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