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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 activity is Johnathan Ritz doing at the time he finds Frank's body in a park?

2. Who drives the Maitland girls home and helps them navigate past the news crews in the opening of the section entitled Sorry?

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

4. Who mistakenly shoots the lens of a television camera while trying to defend Terry?

5. In what capacity does Claude work at the strip club called Gentlemen, Please?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are Howie and Alec and in what way are they associated with one another?

3. Who is Claude Bolton?

4. What mental imagery alleviates Ralph's guilt about arresting Terry?

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

6. Who shoots Terry and why?

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

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

9. For what reason does Terry refuse to wear a bulletproof vest on the day of his arraignment?

10. How many policemen are present at the scene outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about The Outsider while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the theme of the unnatural within The Outsider. What is King’s message regarding the unnatural and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within King’s novel The Outsider. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

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