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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. Who chooses a suit for Terry to wear to his arraignment?

2. Who screams out for someone to help Terry as he lies dying on the ground?

3. In what capacity does Alec Pulley work for Howie Long?

4. What is the first name of Frank's father?

5. What is the name of Ralph's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most damning piece of eyewitness evidence against Terry?

2. Explain the significance of the epigraph Stephen King chooses for The Outsider.

3. Describe the relationship between Frank and Ollie prior to their deaths.

4. Describe the technique of foreshadowing King chooses to include in the final lines of The Arrest.

5. What major news about the case does Ralph deliver to Howie on the day of Terry's arraignment?

6. In what condition is Frank's body found and what does the state of the body suggest about the killer?

7. Who shoots Terry and why?

8. Who is Claude Bolton?

9. What regret does Ralph experience when he sees the melee outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?

10. What is unusual about the timeline of Terry's arrest that makes Ralph uncomfortable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine King’s message within the novel The Outsider regarding the idea that not every event in the world can be explained in logical terms.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss King's choice to tell the story of The Outsider using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are King’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Examine King’s use of characterization methods to portray Holly within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Outsider?

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