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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 reports witnessing Frank get into a van with Terry Maitland on the day of Frank's murder?

2. On what day of the month is the Peterson boy murdered?

3. Which author wrote the doppelganger story to which King alludes in Chapter 3 of the section called Sorry?

4. Who purchases the object from the gift shop that may be useful in the investigation of Terry?

5. What is the last name of the Maitlands' lawyer Howie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the part title Sorry?

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

3. What are Terry's final words and what is their significance?

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

5. What gesture does Ralph make once Terry is shot that demonstrates where his priorities lie?

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

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

8. Who is Claude Bolton?

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

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

Discuss King’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Outsider.

Essay Topic 2

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel The Outsider and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from The Outsider, such as the glowing eyes of The Outsider, the tattoos on Claude’s hands, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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