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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 is the Outsider designed to do?

2. What did the forest rangers find at Boulder Canyon?

3. What room is the Outsider in?

4. What does Nora call Travis, Einstein and herself?

5. What did Einstein say was broken with the tiles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did King save Dr. Keene's life and how did this persuade him to let Travis and Nora stay with Einstein?

2. How did Travis feel with Nora gone?

3. What is significant about Nora and how does Travis feel?

4. What was the purpose(s) of helping Dr. Keene with his practice?

5. What all had occurred on the day that Einstein said was going to be a "bad day?"

6. How was teaching Einstein having a beneficial effect on Nora?

7. Why would the government want a dog with human intelligence?

8. Why did Garrison Dilworth help Travis and Nora?

9. What did Travis carry with him on his walks and what did he intend to say about it?

10. How did Nora teach Einstein to communicate and what did she learn from this communication?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led Travis to guilt over the death of his loved ones? Do you think this is a logical way to feel? Why or why not? Describe the way you would feel in his position.

Essay Topic 2

Nora feels threatened by Arthur Streck. Explain how the way she was brought up influences her ability to fight back against him. Explain why she is left feeling vulnerable as a result of her aunt's iron fist.

Essay Topic 3

When Travis killed the Outsider, do you think it was more an act of revenge or pity? Why? What would you do if you had been Travis? What things that the Outsider does make it seem more human? More animal?

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