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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. What is the difference in age between Ollie and Frank?
2. Which character wonders why he had not chosen to take Terry through a back entrance into the courthouse on the day of his arraignment?
3. With what object had Claude been scratched during an encounter with Terry?
4. What make of car does Terry drive?
5. Who tries and fails to believe in Terry's innocence at the end of Chapter 20 in the section entitled Sorry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the significance of the epigraph Stephen King chooses for The Outsider.
2. To what event does the part title The Arrest refer?
3. How many policemen are present at the scene outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?
4. For what reason does Terry refuse to wear a bulletproof vest on the day of his arraignment?
5. Describe the relationship between Frank and Ollie prior to their deaths.
6. Describe the technique of foreshadowing King chooses to include in the final lines of The Arrest.
7. What is unusual about the timeline of Terry's arrest that makes Ralph uncomfortable?
8. Who shoots Terry and why?
9. What instructions does Howie give to Marcy when he tells her to go home even though Terry is still in jail?
10. What major news about the case does Ralph deliver to Howie on the day of Terry's arraignment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does King send within the pages of The Outsider concerning the link between fear and persecution?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss King's decision to include humor within the text of The Outsider. What purpose did King have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
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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