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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. At the end of the section entitled The Arrest, which character is revealed to be wrong when saying that everything will be okay?
(a) Terry.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Howie.
(d) Grace.

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

3. A book written by which author is thrown at Marcy just before Terry's murder?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Harper Lee.

4. What is the last name of the Maitlands' lawyer Howie?
(a) Winner.
(b) Straight.
(c) Little.
(d) Long.

5. What is the first name of Detective Anderson, the man who questions Johnathan Ritz in Chapter 2 of The Arrest?
(a) Bubba.
(b) Steve.
(c) Gary.
(d) Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what park are Frank's remains found by Johnathan Ritz?

2. Who drives the Maitland girls home and helps them navigate past the news crews in the opening of the section entitled Sorry?

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?

4. 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

5. Who murders Terry outside of the courthouse on the day of his arraignment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who shoots Terry and why?

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

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

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

5. What realization does Terry come to about his innocence and guilt while contemplating his situation in jail?

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

7. Who is Claude Bolton?

8. Describe the relationship between Frank and Ollie prior to their deaths.

9. In what way does Ralph prompt Terry to act at the scene of his death?

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

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