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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 tells the investigative team about the murders allegedly committed by Heath in Ohio?

2. Who tells Ralph to shut up long enough to give Holly a chance to finish speaking?

3. The story told about footsteps in Footsteps: Chapter 2 features what type of couple?

4. Who warns Samuels that Ralph is not happy with him in Chapter 1 of the section called Footsteps and Cantaloupe?

5. What kind of vehicle is Jack driving in his dream in which parts of his body fall off?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the motif concerning dreams and visions arise within The Outsider?

2. In what way does The Outsider contain commentary about race and culture?

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

4. What finally convinces Jack to do the bidding of the Outsider?

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

6. How does Grace describe the man she sees in her bedroom?

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

8. What connection does June have to Fred's family tragedy?

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

10. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in relation to Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze King from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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