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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. What word does Jeannie use to describe the quality that is shared among the stories about footsteps, cantaloupe, and doppelgangers?
(a) Complex.
(b) Sad.
(c) Mathematical.
(d) Inexplicable.

2. Holly reflects upon the fact that before meeting Bill Hodges, she had experienced how many nervous breakdowns?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

3. 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?
(a) Terry.
(b) Claude.
(c) Lovie Ann.
(d) Ollie.

4. Which member of the investigative team does a particular character want Jack to kill?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Holly.
(c) Yunel.
(d) Howie.

5. Who tells the story about a cantaloupe in Chapter 2 of the section entitled Footsteps and Cantaloupe?
(a) Yunel.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Fred.
(d) Samuels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the person who saves Fred at the scene of his suicide attempt related to him?

2. From what website does Fred glean knowledge about how to commit suicide?

3. To what state does the investigative team fly as a group?

4. Ralph promises Holly that he will believe in the supernatural for how many hours in a row?

5. What color does Jack start to believe his sunburn is starting to take on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Just before Fred loses consciousness, he has a vision. Describe it.

4. What finally convinces Jack to do the bidding of the Outsider?

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

6. In what way is Claude an ideal target for the Outsider?

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

8. What connection does June have to Fred's family tragedy?

9. How does the motif of dreams enter the narrative in relation to Jack?

10. In what way does the motif concerning dreams and visions arise within The Outsider?

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