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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who drives the Maitland girls home and helps them navigate past the news crews in the opening of the section entitled Sorry?
(a) Howie.
(b) Marcy.
(c) Alec.
(d) Terry.

2. In what state does the narrative of The Outsider take place?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Maine.
(c) Puebla..
(d) Massachusetts.

3. 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) Scared.
(c) Cowed.
(d) Guilty.

4. Who directs Terry not to wear the bulletproof vest recommended by the police?
(a) Howie.
(b) Alec.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Ollie.

5. When several witnesses report seeing Terry covered in blood on the day of Frank's murder, what do they say his explanation had been?
(a) He said he had a nosebleed.
(b) He said he had been in a car accident.
(c) He said he cut himself while shaving.
(d) He said he had been in a bar fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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

2. How old is the boy found to be driving the white van associated with Frank's murder?

3. In Chapter 8 of the section entitled Sorry, Ralph finds a piece of what object inside the van that he thinks might be meaningful?

4. Who reports that he had spoken to Terry, while Terry had appeared not to recognize him?

5. What is the last name of the Maitlands' lawyer Howie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Claude Bolton?

2. For what reason does Terry refuse to wear a bulletproof vest on the day of his arraignment?

3. What mental imagery alleviates Ralph's guilt about arresting Terry?

4. What is the most damning piece of eyewitness evidence against Terry?

5. Who shoots Terry and why?

6. How many policemen are present at the scene outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?

7. What are Terry's final words and what is their significance?

8. What gesture does Ralph make once Terry is shot that demonstrates where his priorities lie?

9. Explain the significance of the epigraph Stephen King chooses for The Outsider.

10. What regret does Ralph experience when he sees the melee outside the courthouse on the day of Terry's arraignment?

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