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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. Why did they settle down close to where the Outsider could find them?

2. Who does Garrison Dilworth meet up with?

3. What does Einstein do to voice his displeasure?

4. What is the Outsider designed to do?

5. How tall was the house that Travis and Nora purchased?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Garrison Dilworth help Travis and Nora?

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

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

4. How did Travis feel with Nora gone?

5. Why didn't Nora keep her new hairstyle?

6. Why was it that Lem couldn't tolerate failure?

7. How did the Outsider inspire pity in Travis?

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

9. What is Nora's position on Einstein leaving?

10. What are the effects of second stage distemper and why does Travis fear it so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who would you rather have at your side, Einstein or Walt? Why is this your choice? If you could have any character as a friend in this book who would it be and why?

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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