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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. Grace describes the Outsider's eyes as resembling which objects?

2. When Howie asks Holly to come to Flint City, which character does Holly name as the person she believes to be innocent of Frank's murder?

3. With what vice does Holly claim to struggle during a conversation with Claude?

4. The person who wakes the rest of the Maitland family with her screams does NOT claim to have seen a man with what quality?

5. Holly confides in which character that she thinks the substance left behind by the Outsider is material left over from each metamorphosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who provides assistance to Fred at the scene of his attempted suicide?

2. What comments does Claude make about Claude's overall personality?

3. Who insists on joining the first meeting between Ralph and Holly and why?

4. In what way is Claude an ideal target for the Outsider?

5. What method does Fred use in order to commit suicide?

6. What is the first sign Jack receives that makes him think his sunburn may be something else entirely?

7. What do the two words tattooed on Claude's hands symbolize?

8. Just before Fred loses consciousness, he has a vision. Describe it.

9. Who is Bill Hodges and how does Ralph remind Holly of this man?

10. In what manner did Terry come into contact with The Outsider, ultimately resulting in his indictment for murder?

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

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

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?

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