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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what weapon is Terry's murderer killed on the day of the arraignment?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A piece of cord.

2. With how many other members of his English department did Terry travel to the conference for English teachers?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. Who considers it odd that Terry had called the taxi driver "ma'am" (46) rather than by her name?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Yunel.
(c) Derek.
(d) Ralph.

4. Who purchases the object from the gift shop that may be useful in the investigation of Terry?
(a) Howie.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Fred.
(d) Alec.

5. How many boys head for home in Chapter 1 of The Arrest when they see an unmarked police car?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

6. What is the first name of the Cassidy boy who is caught driving the van associated with Frank's murder?
(a) Perry.
(b) Steve.
(c) Merl.
(d) Jason.

7. Around which of the following topics does the epigraph of The Outsider revolve?
(a) The supernatural world.
(b) The exhausting nature of the business world.
(c) Murder.
(d) Deception.

8. To whom does Terry direct his final comment at the scene of the arraignment?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Grace.

9. What color is Terry's car?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

10. What color is the handkerchief that the man with the burn scars is wearing on his head on the day of Terry's arraignment?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Yellow.

11. Which author wrote the doppelganger story to which King alludes in Chapter 3 of the section called Sorry?
(a) Jorge Luis Borges.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Joseph Conrad.
(d) Truman Capote.

12. To which short story featuring a doppelganger does King allude in Chapter 3 of the section entitled Sorry?
(a) The Other.
(b) Miriam.
(c) The Secret Sharer.
(d) William Wilson.

13. What is the name of the taxi driver who reports seeing Terry going into a strip club, but only to make a quick phone call
(a) Lisa.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Willow.
(d) Trove.

14. Who reports that he had spoken to Terry, while Terry had appeared not to recognize him?
(a) Derek.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Claude.
(d) Yunel.

15. From what official cause had Frank died, according to the coroner?
(a) Blunt force trauma.
(b) Strangulation.
(c) Massive blood loss.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of literature does Harlan Coben write?

2. In what part of Terry's body is a fatal wound inflicted, leading to his death?

3. What is the last name of Frank, the boy whose mutilated body is discovered at the start of the novel?

4. Which character wonders why he had not chosen to take Terry through a back entrance into the courthouse on the day of his arraignment?

5. By what nickname does Terry Maitland go within the community?

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