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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Terry respond to Ralph's question as he lies dying on the ground?

2. Ralph notices a man on arraignment day who has scars on what part of his body?

3. Who purchases the object from the gift shop that may be useful in the investigation of Terry?

4. Who is the second person in Frank's family to die following Frank's murder?

5. What color is the van seen lurking around the area where Frank's dead body would soon be found?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the cause of Arlene Peterson's death?

3. Who are Howie and Alec and in what way are they associated with one another?

4. Discuss two clues that point toward the presence of a doppelganger within the investigation of Frank's murder?

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

6. Describe the technique of foreshadowing King chooses to include in the final lines of The Arrest.

7. What is the significance of the part title Sorry?

8. What major news about the case does Ralph deliver to Howie on the day of Terry's arraignment?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of The Outsider that describe strong marriage partnerships, such as the marriage of Ralph and Jeannie or the marriage between Terry and Marcy. What is King’s purpose for extensively portraying the characteristics of a strong marriage and its power to transform?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss King's choice to tell the story of The Outsider using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are King’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

What message does King send within the pages of The Outsider concerning the link between fear and persecution?

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