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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. How many people in total attend the first meeting of the whole investigative team?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

2. What promise does Ralph make to Jeannie in Chapter 5 of the novel's section entitled No End to the Universe?
(a) To return safely.
(b) To avenge Terry's murder.
(c) To make the Outsider feel pain.
(d) To avenge Frank's murder.

3. Who tells the story about footsteps in Chapter 2 of the section entitled Footsteps and Cantaloupe?
(a) Samuels.
(b) Marcy.
(c) Jeannie.
(d) Ralph.

4. The movie Holly shows to the rest of the investigative team features what type of professional in the role of kidnapper?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A firefighter.

5. Who tells Ralph to shut up long enough to give Holly a chance to finish speaking?
(a) Jeannie.
(b) Heath.
(c) Yunel.
(d) Bill Samuels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does Holly say a prayer for the success of the investigative team's first meeting?

2. Just before losing consciousness, Fred sees a man similar to the man previously seen by whom?

3. Jeannie is warned by an intruder that if Ralph does not stop his investigation, he will be punished in what way?

4. When Howie asks Holly to come to Flint City, which character does Holly name as the person she believes to be innocent of Frank's murder?

5. With what vice does Holly claim to struggle during a conversation with Claude?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does The Outsider contain commentary about race and culture?

2. For what reason does Jeannie invoke the character of Sherlock Holmes during a conversation with Ralph?

3. In what manner did Terry come into contact with The Outsider, ultimately resulting in his indictment for murder?

4. Who provides assistance to Fred at the scene of his attempted suicide?

5. What kinds of supplies does the investigative team purchase at Home Depot?

6. What is the first sign Jack receives that makes him think his sunburn may be something else entirely?

7. What is King's reason for alluding to a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe?

8. What is June's reason for being confused about her decision to save Fred?

9. What does the cantaloupe in Ralph's story symbolize?

10. Who insists on joining the first meeting between Ralph and Holly and why?

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