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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. With how many other members of his English department did Terry travel to the conference for English teachers?
2. In what capacity is Terry Maitland involved with one of the town's Little League teams?
3. Ralph notices a man on arraignment day who has scars on what part of his body?
4. On what day of the month is the Peterson boy murdered?
5. Who directs Terry not to wear the bulletproof vest recommended by the police?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the strongest piece of evidence that refutes the most damning evidence against Terry?
2. Who are Howie and Alec and in what way are they associated with one another?
3. Discuss two clues that point toward the presence of a doppelganger within the investigation of Frank's murder?
4. What are Terry's final words and what is their significance?
5. What is the most damning piece of eyewitness evidence against Terry?
6. How many policemen are present at the scene outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?
7. Explain the significance of the epigraph Stephen King chooses for The Outsider.
8. Describe the technique of foreshadowing King chooses to include in the final lines of The Arrest.
9. What gesture does Ralph make once Terry is shot that demonstrates where his priorities lie?
10. What instructions does Howie give to Marcy when he tells her to go home even though Terry is still in jail?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Outsider and what is King’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Sensory details are used frequently by King in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Outsider. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve King’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
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