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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. The receptionist at the Heisman Memory Unit appears not to know that which character is dead?
(a) Frank.
(b) Peter.
(c) Ollie.
(d) Terry.

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

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

4. Who tells Claude that the investigative team is having doubts about Terry's guilt?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Yunel.
(c) Holly.
(d) Lovie Ann.

5. Who says at the end of the section entitled Visits that he has come to realize the Frank's murder case had been mishandled?
(a) Fred.
(b) Bill.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Claude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Maitland household wakes the rest of the family with her screams on the night when Fred is preparing to commit suicide?

2. Claude's boss swears that Claude had been at work on the day of whose death?

3. The story told about footsteps in Footsteps: Chapter 2 features what type of couple?

4. Who warns Samuels that Ralph is not happy with him in Chapter 1 of the section called Footsteps and Cantaloupe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Bill Hodges and how does Ralph remind Holly of this man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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