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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the second person in Frank's family to die following Frank's murder?
(a) Frank's father.
(b) Frank's brother.
(c) Frank's sister.
(d) Frank's mother.

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

3. 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) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

4. How does Terry respond to Ralph's question as he lies dying on the ground?
(a) He tells Ralph to take care of Marcy.
(b) He maintains his innocence in Frank's murder.
(c) He says that he had been framed.
(d) He says that he had murdered Frank, but no one else.

5. In Chapter 5, Marcy arrives home to find that her home is being searched by what organization?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The local police.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The ATF.

6. What is the last name of Frank, the boy whose mutilated body is discovered at the start of the novel?
(a) Maitland.
(b) Ritz.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Miller.

7. What is the name of Ralph's wife?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Jeannie.

8. By what nickname does Terry Maitland go within the community?
(a) Sparky.
(b) Top Gun T.
(c) Umpire T.
(d) Coach T.

9. The person who tells Terry not to wear the bulletproof vest does so out of concern that it will make Terry appear to be what?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Cowed.
(c) Scared.
(d) Guilty.

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

11. What activity is Johnathan Ritz doing at the time he finds Frank's body in a park?
(a) Training for a marathon.
(b) Walking his dog.
(c) Coming back from the grocery store.
(d) Attending his son's soccer game.

12. What kind of literature does Harlan Coben write?
(a) Horror.
(b) Essays.
(c) True crime.
(d) Mystery.

13. How many chapters are contained within the section of the text called The Arraignment?
(a) 17.
(b) 4.
(c) 23.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does the narrative of The Outsider take place?

2. What make of car does Terry drive?

3. What kind of evidence is found on the object purchased from the hotel gift shop?

4. Who purchases the object from the gift shop that may be useful in the investigation of Terry?

5. What object is found inside Frank's rectum when the murder investigation begins?

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