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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. The story about footsteps takes place in what kind of environment?

2. What color does Jack start to believe his sunburn is starting to take on?

3. In what Ohio city were two young girls murdered by someone resembling Heath?

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

5. How is the person who saves Fred at the scene of his suicide attempt related to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is June's reason for being confused about her decision to save Fred?

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

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

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

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

9. What kinds of supplies does the investigative team purchase at Home Depot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss King’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Outsider.

Essay Topic 3

Determine King’s message within the novel The Outsider regarding the idea that not every event in the world can be explained in logical terms.

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